The Day I Became a Woman
2000 · Movie · 78 min. · Iran
This is the story of women at three stages of life in Iran. The first part centers on a young girl on her ninth birthday who is told that she can no longer play with the boys she had been playing with only the day before because she is now a "woman". Told from the perspective of a nine year old "woman" who does not feel like or know what that label refers to, we see how devastatingly this affects both the girl and the boy with whom she had been friends. The second part is about a young woman who decides to enter a bicycle race against her husband's wishes. As first the husband and then increasing numbers of men from the village ride beside her to convince her to return home, the race begins to symbolize a freedom she desperately wants from the limitations which have been placed on her. Finally, the third part shows us an old woman who has come into some money and is now free to do what she wants. The way she chooses to use this freedom, however, makes one wonder just how free she is.
Direction Marzieh Makhmalbaf
Cast Fatemeh Cherag Akhar · Hassan Nebhan · Shahr Banou Sisizadeh · Ameneh Passand · Shabnam Toloui · Azizeh Sedighi · Badr Iravani · Mahram Zeinal Zadeh · Norieh Mahigiran · Sirous Kahvarinegad
Soundtrack Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Screenplay Marzieh Makhmalbaf · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cinematography Mohamad Ahmadi · Ebrahim Ghafori
Original title Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman)
6.6
61 votes (FilmAffinity)
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