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Arabian Nights

France, Iran, Lebanon/2008/Arabic, Farsi dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/82 mins
Middle East Premiere

Cast & Credits

Director: Sabine El Gemayel

Producer: Fereshteh Taerpour , Jean Brehat , Rachid Bouchareb

Screenplay: Fereshteh Taerpour , Sabine El Gemayel

Cinematographer: Bahram Badakhshani

Composer: Fardin Khalatbari

Editor: Bahram Deghani

Main Cast: Fatemah Motamed-Aria , Hengemeh Ghaziani , Mobina Aynehdar , Roya Nownahali , Shahab Hosseini

Synopsis

While assisting her midwife mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a woman who allows her to secretly study. Encouraged by her kindly benefactor, Niloofar discovers the magic of learning and begins her obsession with knowledge. However, tradition intervenes when Niloofar's father arranges her marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her first periods. When destiny catches up with her, she hides her womanhood from her community to pursue her dream, until one day, the truth is revealed.

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