SYNOPSIS
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran’s 1953 CIA-backed coup d’état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard, where they find independence, solace and companionship. Acclaimed photographer Shirin Neshat makes her directorial debut with this incisive and sumptuously filmed reflection on the pivotal moment in history that directly led to the Islamic revolution and the Iran we know today.

CREW
Director - Shirin Neshat
In Collaboration with - Shoja Azari
Inspired by the novel Women Without Men of Shahrnush Parsipur
Scriptwriters - Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Director of Photography - Martin Gschlacht
Music - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Production Design - Katharina Wöppermann
Set Design - Shahram Karimi
Casting - Lisa Olah, Markus Schleinzer
Costume Design- Thomas Olah
Make Up - Heiko Schmidt, Mina Ghoraishi
Sound - Uve Haussig
Editing - George Cragg, Jay Rabinowitz, Julia Wiedwald, Patrick Lambertz, Christof Schertenleib, Sam Neave
Line Producer - Peter Hermann, Bruno Wagner, Erwin M. Schmidt, Isabell Wiegand
Producer - Susanne Marian, Martin Gschlacht, Philippe Bober
Produced by - Essential Film (D), coop99 filmproduktion (A), Parisienne de Production (F)

CAST
Ali - Navíd Akhavan
Abbas - Bijan Daneshmand
Faezeh - Pegah Ferydoni
Fakhri - Arita Shahrzad
Munis - Shabnam Toloui
Zarin - Orsolya Tóth
Amir Khan - Essa Zahir

FESTIVAL SELECTION
- 66th Venice Filmfestival
- Viennale 09

PRIZES
at 66th Venice Filmfestival
- Silver Lion for best Directing
- UNICEF Award

TECHNICAL DATA
Official title: Zanan-e bedun-e mardan
Duration: 95 min
Spoken Language: Persian
Subtitles: English
Year of Production: 2009
Genre: Drama
World sales: Coproduction Office