Women Without Men

Iranian-American video artist Shirin Neshat makes her feature directing debut with this startling drama adapted from the Shahrnush Parsipur novella and infused with some of Neshat's pre-existing works of art. Set in 1953 Iran, the story concerns the struggles of four women of differing social classes who find their lives changed dramatically in the wake of the recent military coup. Shabnam Toloui, Pegah Ferydoni star. 95 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English and Persian Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; interview; photo gallery. In English and Persian with English subtitles.