COMMENTKim Longinotto's films always put you in the room with her. She places you exactly where life is happening.
The surprise is always in the unexpected way her story unfolds. In a film about Iran you don't expect to find strong women fighting for their rights.
The cases she follows in this film are unusual because they deal with women trying to divorce their husbands within a patriarchal society.
The story of Maryam is particularly touching as she tries to win custody of her children. What Kim captures is the courage of these women trying to win against a biased legal system.
