1977 | Iran | Fiction

The Sealed Soil (1977)

  • Persian (Farsi) Portuguese, English 89 mins
  • Director | Marva Nabili
  • Writer | Marva Nabili
  • Producer | Marva Nabili

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Simultaneously the first film by Marva Nabili, in a stunning directorial debut, and the oldest surviving (in its entirety) Iranian film directed by a woman. In this 4K restoration, a young woman in pre-revolutionary Iran finds herself at a crossroads between tradition and the desire for freedom, where her refusal of marriage offers is equated by her family with possession by malevolent spirits.

Female Empowerment Iranian Cinema Patriarchy Tradition vs. Modernity Rural Life
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