The Ladies'
Directed by the acclaimed Iranian actress Mahnaz Afzali and filmed entirely inside a ladies' washroom in a public park in Tehran, this absorbing documentary shatters Western preconceptions of Iranian women. Populated by addicts, prostitutes, runaway girls and others who simply enjoy the comraderie and atmosphere, the ladies' room becomes one of the few places where women feel comfortable enough to smoke cigarettes, discuss taboo subjects and remove their veils. In a series of frank and intimate conversations, these diverse women debate everything from drugs and family abuse, to sex, relationships and religion.
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When
3:30 PM Tuesday, 22 February
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Mercury Cinema
1:30 PM Thursday, 3 March
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Mercury Cinema
Ticket Price
Full price $14
Industry $12
SPU Concession $10
As Part Of
General DocumentariesAbout The Ladies'
55 minutesSP Betacam
Print Source
Iranian Independents
Mohammad Atebbai
atebbai@intelirnet.net
Festivals
Melbourne 2004About the Director
Mahnaz Afzali
Born in 1964 in Tehran, Mahnaz Afzali is a well-known cinema and TV actress who has played in ten feature films and three TV series. She directed her first film, No Witness, a documentary in 2000. The Ladies' is her second film.
Filmography
The Ladies' (2003)No Witness (2000)