Niloofar
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Cast & Crew
Sabine El Gemayel
Roya Nownahali
Shahab Hosseini
Hengameh Ghaziani
Mobina Aynehdar
Bahram Badakhshani
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Twelve-year-old Niloofar dreams to learn how to read and write, but she lives in a village where education is only for boys. Her mother, a well-known midwife, insists that Niloofar become her apprentice. While assisting her mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a woman who promises to teach her in secret. Meantime, Niloofar's father has promised her in marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her womanhood, but eventually, the inevitable occurs. Determined to keep her freedom as long as possible, Niloofar arranges to conceal it from her family for another two years. Then, rather than be in a loveless marriage, Niloofar runs away. Considering themselves dishonored, her family sends her step-brother to track her down.
Director
Sabine El Gemayel
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2008
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (First Films World Competition) August 21-September 1, 2008.
