Film

Niloofar

2008 · 1h 20m · Drama · Drama

Niloofar

IMDb

6.1

Niloofar is a twelve-year-old girl whose dream is to read and write, but she lives in a village where education is only for boys. Her mother, a well-known midwife, insists that Niloofar become her apprentice. While assisting her mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a feminist woman who undertakes to teach her in secret. Unfortunately, in exchange of a palm tree field, Niloofar's father promises her in marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her first periods. Eventually, the inevitable occurs. HOwever, Niloofar, who is determined to keep her freedom as long as possible, arranges to conceal the fact from her family for another two years until the truth can no longer be hidden. Then, rather than live in a marriage without love, Niloofar runs away with her friend. Shocked, her family considers itself dishonored and sends her step-brother to track her down

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

Shahab Hosseini

Roya Nownahali

Hengame Ghaziani

Amir Aghaei

Nayereh Farahani

Reza Masoudi

Mohammad

• Sabine El GemayelDirector · Writer

Niloofar - Trailer

Release date

November 9, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

Persian

Runtime

1h 20m

Budget

$10,000

Revenue

$10,000

Genres

Drama, Drama