Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
Overview
Simin Daneshvar was an Iranian pioneering novelist who lived nearly for a century and under 3 different political regimes. She and her husband, (Jalal Al Ahamd) have been regarded as "Iranian Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre". But they had a very different fate. Simin's life is a mirror of what has happened to Iranian women throughout a century, from unveiling the hijab and playing important roles in society to imposing hijab and staying at home in the Islamic regime. This film looks at her life through the history of women's movement in Iran.
About Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island (2013)
Released in 2013, Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island is a documentary film from BBC Persian (GB). It was directed by Hassan Solhjou. The cast is led by Simin Daneshvar, Ebrahim Golestan, Simin Behbahani, Nasser Pakdaman and Abbas Milani. With a runtime of 58m, the film is available in full HD.
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