The Boston Festival of Films from Iran 2010
Countdown by Khatereh Hanachi (2008, 50 min.). This documentary follows 18-year-old Parisa Pouladi as she studies day and night for the Iranian national college entrance exam. More than one million students take the exam each year, hoping to attend a top college, but fewer than half pass. The film tracks Parisa’s studies as the day of the exam grows near and her household falls into turmoil.
Behind the Wheel of Life by Sahar Salahshour (2008, 26 min.). Nasrin, a female cab driver in Tehran, has an unconventional job for a woman in Iran. Despite this Nasrin manages to maintain her independence and control over her life as a single mother and her family’s sole breadwinner.
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