The Hidden Half


1h 43m 2001

Brief Synopsis

As a criminal judge travels to hear the case of a woman accused of murder, his wife Fereshteh gives him a long letter to read. Hoping the letter will give her husband a better understanding of the situation of women in Iran, she discusses her past as a political militant in the 1970's.

Film Details

Also Known As
Hidden Half
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arta Film

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

As a criminal judge travels to hear the case of a woman accused of murder, his wife Fereshteh gives him a long letter to read. Hoping the letter will give her husband a better understanding of the situation of women in Iran, she discusses her past as a political militant in the 1970's.

Film Details

Also Known As
Hidden Half
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arta Film

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 5, 2001

Released in United States October 5, 2001

Released in United States on DVD October 29, 2002

Director Tahmineh Milani was arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Court on August 26, 2001, charged with making films which support "counterrevoltuionary grouplets" and "mohareb factions waging war against God,"

Shown at Fajr International Film Festival January 31 - February 10, 2001.

color

Released in United States Fall October 5, 2001

Released in United States October 5, 2001 (Music Hall; Los Angeles)

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in United States on DVD October 29, 2002