No Burqas Behind Bars

No Burqas Behind Bars

77 mins | Documentary | April 19, 2013

A documentary that takes us into one of the world’s most unique settings: an Afghan women's prison. A prison where prisoners neither regret nor are ashamed of the 'crimes' they have been locked up for. These women have committed 'moral crimes'. With their lives at stake they fled the violence for the sake of dignity and love.

No Burqas Behind Bars

77 mins | Documentary | April 19, 2013

No Burqas Behind Bars
A documentary that takes us into one of the world’s most unique settings: an Afghan women's prison. A prison where prisoners neither regret nor are ashamed of the 'crimes' they have been locked up for. These women have committed 'moral crimes'. With their lives at stake they fled the violence for the sake of dignity and love.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title Frihet bakom galler
Directors Maryam Ebrahimi, Nima Sarvestani
Writers Steven Seidenberg

Cast