Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island

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Mar 30, 13 Documentary

Overview

Simin Daneshvar was an Iranian pioneering novelist who lived nearly for a century and under 3 different political regimes. She and her husband, (Jalal Al Ahamd) have been regarded as "Iranian Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre". But they had a very different fate. Simin's life is a mirror of what has happened to Iranian women throughout a century, from unveiling the hijab and playing important roles in society to imposing hijab and staying at home in the Islamic regime. This film looks at her life through the history of women's movement in Iran.

Editor
Reza Serkanian
Director
Hassan Solhjou
Cinematography
David Wilkins
Editor
Hassan Solhjou
Cinematography
Reza Serkanian

Top Billed Cast

Simin Daneshvar
Herself (Archive Footage)
Abbas Milani
Himself
Esmail Khoi
Himself

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