The Manchador

The Manchador

20 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 15, 2021

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

20 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 15, 2021

The Manchador
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.
Producers Ape&Bjørn, Zebra Kroop
Original title The Manchador
Directors Kaveh Tehrani
Writers Kaveh Tehrani

Cast

Reza Brojerdi

as Saeed

Narges Rashidi

as Mina

Sarina Ashkpour

as Soodeh

Jasmin Tabatabai

as Atousa

Mohammad-Ali Behboudi

as Mullah Hassan

Arash Marandi

as Pedram