Directors: Negin Kianfar and Daisy Mohr
Run Time: 50 minutes
For most young Iranians, Tehran is a frustrating place to live. The press is censored, boys and girls are often separated, and everything that has to do with sex is taboo. With sixty percent of the population under the age of thirty, authorities are becoming more aware of the problems young people face.
Sighe, a temporary marriage for between 1 hour and 99 years, could be a way to release their frustrations and give them some room in a country where extra-marital sex remains out of the question. Yet the issue has triggered heated debates, as many see it as legalized prostitution. This documentary gives an intriguing insight into the lives of Iranian youth and the way old religious practices like Sighe are being revived in an attempt to solve contemporary problems.
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