The Girl in the Sneakers


1h 50m 2000

Brief Synopsis

After being arrested in a Tehran park for walking with a boy who is not her husband, 15-year-old Tadayi is shunned by her family and forced to undergo a doctor's exam to prove she has retained her virginity. Though her family tries to repent for humiliating her, Tadayi runs away, back into the bustl

Film Details

Also Known As
Dokhtari Ba Kafsh-Haye-Katani, Dokthari Ba Kafsh-Haye-Katani, Girl in the Sneakers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

After being arrested in a Tehran park for walking with a boy who is not her husband, 15-year-old Tadayi is shunned by her family and forced to undergo a doctor's exam to prove she has retained her virginity. Though her family tries to repent for humiliating her, Tadayi runs away, back into the bustle of downtown Tehran, where she begins to realize what a sheltered, upper-class life she has been leading.

Film Details

Also Known As
Dokhtari Ba Kafsh-Haye-Katani, Dokthari Ba Kafsh-Haye-Katani, Girl in the Sneakers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States February 2000

Released in United States July 14, 2000

Released in United States June 2001

Released in United States November 2000

Released in United States on Video January 13, 2004

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Children's Filmfest) February 9-20, 2000.

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 15-28, 2001.

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.

Based on a true story.

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)

Released in United States on Video January 13, 2004

Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Children's Filmfest) February 9-20, 2000.)

Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.)

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 15-28, 2001.)

Released in United States July 14, 2000 (Monica 4 Plex; Los Angeles)