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Women Without Men (2009)
Zanan-e bedun-e mardan (original title)

95 min  -  Drama  -   5 March 2010 (Sweden)
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Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Directors:

Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari

Writers:

Shoja Azari, Shirin Neshat (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Shabnam Toloui, Pegah Ferydoni and Arita Shahrzad
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Cast

Credited cast:
Shabnam Toloui Shabnam Toloui ...
Munis
Pegah Ferydoni Pegah Ferydoni ...
Faezeh
Arita Shahrzad Arita Shahrzad ...
Farrokhlagha
Orsolya Tóth ...
Mehdi Moinzadeh Mehdi Moinzadeh ...
Sarhang
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Navíd Akhavan ...
Ali
Mina Azarian Mina Azarian ...
Zinat
Bijan Daneshmand ...
Abbas
Rahi Daneshmand Rahi Daneshmand ...
Soldier
Salma Daneshmand Salma Daneshmand ...
Guest
Shahrnoush Parsipour Shahrnoush Parsipour ...
Madame
Tahmoures Tehrani Tahmoures Tehrani ...
Sadri
Essa Zahir ...
Amir Khan
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Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

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Plot Keywords:

Coup D'état | Iran | Bride | Islam | Prostitute  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Germany | Austria | France | Italy | Ukraine | Morocco

Language:

Persian | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Femmes Sans Hommes See more »

Filming Locations:

Casablanca, Morocco

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$14,404 (USA) (11 April 2010) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$175,995 (USA) (13 June 2010)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Coop99 Filmproduktion, Société Parisienne de Production See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany: (Venice Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color
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Anachronisms: The Azan that we hear through the film is Moazzenzade Ardabili's version which was recorded in 1955 while this movie takes place in 1953. See more »