Royahaye dame sobh

"Sir, the judge told me today I was a bastard. What was my sin?"

Sep 20 2017 N/A 1h 16m
Documentary

Heavy snow falls from the sky as heavily-armed guards patrol the walls of an Iranian centre of correction and rehabilitation. Inside, the girls are waiting at the food counter. Among them are underage mothers and others who are married. All of them ended up here after becoming involved in crime. Drug dealing, assault, murder. Yet instead of cold-blooded criminals we discover friendly, warm young people who laugh, sing and cry together. Their close bonds have been forged by the troubled past they share. We learn of their fears of having to return to the lives they once left behind. The documental camera is intimate but respectful, the resulting portraits are full of dignity.

Plot

Murder and theft, drug dealing and addiction: young lives marked by traumatic stories lead to this Iranian "Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre" for girls. Some of the girls feel more at home in prison than they did with their families. A rare documentary glimpse inside a locked-up world and a respectful portrait of young women struggling to recapture some sense of personal dignity.

Written by

Mehrdad Oskouei

Directed by

Mehrdad Oskouei

Cast

N/A

Crew

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Production Countries

Iran

Production Companies

Oskouei Film Production

Languages

Awards

14 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
Starless Dreams (official trailer)
Scores
# of Votes
393
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
85
Popularity
NA