Winner of the Best Director, Screenplay and Actress Awards at Tehran’s Fajr Film Festival and the Jury Prize at Locarno, this provocative film tells the story of an underage young woman who is talked into marriage to the son of a neighboring merchant, only to be left pregnant and in legal limbo when the spoiled party-boy tires of his new wife and emigrates alone to Germany.
Awards: Locarno ‘02 (Special Jury Prize, Best Actress: Taraneh Alidoosti, Youth Jury Award for Director)
