Release Date

15 Oct, 2005

Runtime

00:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Zarin

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Actors

Tóth Orsolya

Behrouz Vossoughi

Shahrnush Parsipur

Crew

Shirin Neshat

Barbara Gladstone

Aaron Yanes

Shahram Karimi

Susanne Marian

Shoja Azari

Martin Gschlacht

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