The Other Side of Burka (2004)

Name: The Other Side of Burka
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-11-01

52m

Running Time

Plot.

The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern island of Qeshm, Iran, which is a very strict region in point of tradition and African-Arabic rules, all women are under the pressure of patriarch society. Their sufferance is manifested by different mental (Zar, Possession) and physical diseases which must be only treated by Zar Ceremony. For the first time, despite the danger these women face, this film tells us the sad story of their life and shows their confection in front of the camera. It tries to be an honest mirror which reflects their sufferance and unveils their Burka to reveal their real characters.

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Cast & Crew.

Ali Samadpour

Music

Ebrahim Saeedi

Cinematography / Editor

Mehrdad Oskouei

Director / Writer / Cinematography / Producer

Ebrahim Saeedi

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
November 1, 2004

Original Name
Az pase borghe

Status
Released

Running Time
52m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-04-13

This Movie Is About.

suicide

funeral

patriarchy

iran

womens issues

Wiki.

The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern island of Qeshm, Iran, which is a very strict region in point of tradition and African-Arabic rules, all women are under the pressure of patriarch society. Their sufferance is manifested by different mental (Zar, Possession) and physical diseases which must be only treated by Zar Ceremony. For the first time, despite the danger these women face, this film tells us the sad story of their life and shows their confection in front of the camera. It tries to be an honest mirror that reflects their sufferance and unveils their Burka to reveal their real characters.