Dakhtaran-e Khorshid
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Maryam Shahriar
Altinay Ghelich Taghani
Soghra Karimi
Zahra Mohamadi
Habib Haddad
Parviz Abnar
Film Details
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Synopsis
Young Amangol is sent far away by her father to work in a sweatshop, weaving all day under terrible conditions. Finding strength despite the circumstances, Amangol draws the brunt of abuse from the cruel overseer but attracts the companionship of orphan Belgheis, a fellow work-slave.
Director
Maryam Shahriar
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the International Narrative Feature Award at OUTFEST: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2002.
Winner of the Montreal Award for Best first fiction film at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival.
Released in United States December 28, 2004
Released in United States on DVD December 28, 2004
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Tomorrow: New Trends) August 24 - September 4, 2000.
Shown at OUTFEST: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 11-22, 2002.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.
35mm
color
Released in United States December 28, 2004
Released in United States on DVD December 28, 2004
