The Manchdor (2019)
Mina and Saeed live a stressful life in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Being a woman in Iran is not particularly easy and Mina sees a future for the family elsewhere. She wants to move abroad, but Saeed then invents a device that places the responsibility for the hijab where it belongs – with the men whose gaze women need protection from.
The Manchador is a satire about life in modern day Tehran, seeing, our senses, and spirituality.
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Duration: 20 min
Written and directed by: Kaveh Tehrani
Produced by: Ape&Bjørn / Verona Meier & Ruben Thorkildsen
Cinematography: Adam Wallensten
Cast: Reza Brojerdi, Narges Rashidi, Sarina Ashkpour, Jasmin Tabatabai, Mohammad-Ali Behboudi, Arash Marandi
International Premiere: Leuven ISFF, December 2019
