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Divorce Iranian style

Looks inside an Iranian divorce court and shows how women are treated under Islamic law.

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  • "Divorce à l'iranienne"
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  • "Rodado en un pequeño y concurrido juzgado de divorcios de Teherán, este extraordinario documental nos recuerda que las disputas maritales no conocen de fronteras geográficas. Lo único que varía de un lugar a otro son las leyes que permiten a las parejas disolver fácilmente su unión. En Irán, cuando una mujer quiere el divorcio, las únicas causas legales son la demencia del marido, su impotencia o su inhabilidad para mantenerla."
  • "Looks inside an Iranian divorce court and shows how women are treated under Islamic law."
  • "Looks inside an Iranian divorce court and shows how women are treated under Islamic law."@en
  • "Le tribunal des affaires familiales à Téhéran offre une réalité assez éloignée de ce quâ„“on pourrait imaginer. Les femmes qui viennent plaider leur cause et obtenir justice sont surprenantes, combatives, ingénieuses, volubiles et déterminées. Face aux lois qui ne leur donnent pas le droit de demander le divorce sans le consentement de leur mari, on découvre peu à peu leur marge de manoeuvre et leurs stratégies. Trois cas de demande de divorce, trois histoires de couples en perdition et un film qui bat en brèche les préjugés."
  • "Anthropologist Ziba Mir Hosseini and filmmaker Kim Longinotto spend several weeks in an Iranian divorce court, filming proceedings and following three cases in particular. While not disguising the complexity and oppressiveness of Iranian family law, shows the resilience, artfulness and strength of the women."@en
  • "'Divorce Iranian style' is a film about Iranian family law, which is the Islamic law of the Shia school. Filmed in one of the Sharia courts, the documentary includes selected footage of three different divorce cases. Procedures in the Sharia courts are very different from those of the Family Court in Australia. In the selected sessions shown, a kindly judge presided over court proceedings, assisted by a female secretary. The litigants appeared in person, accompanied by relatives and sometimes children, but unrepresented by lawyers. Procedures seemed very informal. The litigants presented their cases before the judge, and even argued vehemently with spouses before the court. There was no formal calling of evidence from witnesses. The court was usually very reluctant to grant a divorce, recommending reconciliation instead, as seen here. Includes footage of a family arbitration, in which uncles on both sides came with the parties to try to settle a dispute about entitlements. In the cases presented, issues dealt with includes, the wife's entitlement to her marriage gift (mahr) when seeking a divorce from her husband. Evidently, family law problems, such as, divorce, custody and access of children, and property settlement are very similar in Iran and Australia. But, the court procedures, and some of the outcomes would be very different from what would be expected in Australia."
  • "Anthropologist Ziba Mir Hosseini and filmmaker Kim Longinotto spend several weeks in an Iranian divorce court, filming proceedings and following three cases in particular. While not disguising the complexity and oppressiveness of Iranian family law, this film shows the resilience, artfulness and strength of the women."
  • ""Kim Longinotto et Ziba Mir-Hosseini ont installé leur caméra dans le bureau du juge des affaires familiales de Téhéran. Le film suit particulièrement le parcours de trois femmes : Jamileh, qui veut faire condamner son mari qui la bat ; Ziba, 16 ans, qui veut divorcer de son mari de 38 ans ; et Maryam, qui se bat pour la garde de ses filles. Ce film bouscule pas mal d'idées reçues sur la condition des femmes en Iran. Leur comportement dans le bureau du juge montre que leur moyen d'action dans la sphère privée sont loin d'être inefficaces. Elles savent utiliser toutes les failles et lacunes pour faire valoir leurs droits, elles usent de tous les stratégèmes, allant jusqu'au mensonge pour divorcer sans perdre leur dot. Mais la loi leur est défavorable et elles risquent en cas de divorce de perdre leurs enfants. Ce film, où les réalisatrices ne cachent pas leur complicité avec les femmes filmées, arrive à émouvoir en mêlant le drame et l'humour."

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  • "Divorce iranian style [Divorce à l'iranienne]"
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  • "Divorce iranian style"
  • "Divorce Iranian Style = Scheidung auf Iranisch [Video] : Dokumentarfilm"
  • "Divorce Iranian style [DVD]"