We are Half of Iran's population

Ma Nimi az Jamiat Iranim

Following the election that saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned topower, which led to the emergence of the pro-democracy Green Movement, Banietemad focuses her gaze on the continued repression of women across the country. From its draconian marriage laws, male-on-female violence and rules that restrict movement and behaviour, Iran’s government has created a two-tier society that unfairly divides its male and female population. Very much a follow-up to her 2002 film Our Times, We Are Half of Iran’s Population features interviews with members of the Women Rights Activists of Iran, whose wide-ranging opinions were shown to three of the four candidates standing in the election for comment. Ahmadinejad declined to be involved.