How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish

How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish

72 mins | Documentary | Nov. 9, 2022

Prominent filmmaker, artist and actress Mania Akbari reclaims her body—and that of all the other women in Iranian film. Using almost a hundred excerpts spanning Iran's film history, from the silent era to just after the Islamic Revolution—films that have all since been banned—she tells a story of liberation, exploitation, emancipation and ultimately oppression.

How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish

72 mins | Documentary | Nov. 9, 2022

How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish
Prominent filmmaker, artist and actress Mania Akbari reclaims her body—and that of all the other women in Iranian film. Using almost a hundred excerpts spanning Iran's film history, from the silent era to just after the Islamic Revolution—films that have all since been banned—she tells a story of liberation, exploitation, emancipation and ultimately oppression.
Producers Cryptofiction
Original title Chetor jorata kardi in arezooie mozakhraf ra bekoni
Directors Mania Akbari
Writers Ehsan Khoshbakht, Mania Akbari

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