Mehrdad Oskouei

When prison is a peaceful respite

Carmen Gray / November 21, 2019

ABUSE: In an Iranian juvenile detention center, a group of adolescent girls serve their sentence for the crime of murdering a male family member.

abuse, Carsten Aanonsen, copenhagen, CPH:DOX, DOK.fest München, Dokufest, Films from the South, IDFA, Iran, Krakow Film Festival, Mehrdad Oskouei, patriarchy, Sunless Shadows

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