Novel
En 1953, el gobierno británico -con la ayuda del americano- decide intervenir en Irán para derrocar a Mohammed Mossadegh e instaurar la dictadura del Sha de Persia. En medio del caos que supone el golpe de Estado, cuatro mujeres se conocen y encuentran refugio en el jardín de una casa de campo. El sentimiento de amistad y solidaridad que nace entre ellas les ayudará a afrontar sus dramáticas vidas. Adaptación de la novela homónima de la escritora iraní Shahrnush Parsipur. Además de retratar el papel de la mujer, analiza la compleja realidad de la sociedad iraní de la época y subraya el valor simbólico del jardín en la tradición islámica.
Madame in Brothel
The story of a young woman who has been working as a prostitute since childhood. The film traces her slow disintegration into psychic delirium. Wracked by both guilt for her actions and a strong desire for salvation, her madness manifests itself in her perception of the world around her. Chronicling the course of her breakdown with imagery that is both graphic and beautiful, Neshat evokes the torment of one so tortured by her subjugated role in society that she feels completely powerless. As the men Zarin encounters appear without faces, horror, shame, and guilt overwhelm her. Viewing this as her punishment from God, she flees the brothel for a bathhouse. Scrubbing her skin raw and bloody, she attempts to make amends with her past; however, she descends deeper in madness as she strives for redemption.
