Secret Iran: Girls of Revolution Street
Iran's ‘children of the revolution' are too young to have participated in the 1979 uprising. Young women, especially, are rebelling, and are struggling with the social and political restrictions imposed since then. This revelatory documentary not only provides a fascinating insight to Iran's women's movement but also covers the broader issues of injustice causing such widespread discontent.
Iran's ‘children of the revolution' are too young to have participated in the 1979 uprising. Young women, especially, are rebelling, and are struggling with the social and political restrictions imposed since then. This revelatory documentary not only provides a fascinating insight to Iran's women's movement but also covers the broader issues of injustice causing such widespread discontent.
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