Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island (2013)

Simin Daneshvar was an Iranian pioneering novelist who lived nearly for a century and under 3 different political regimes. She and her husband, (Jalal Al Ahamd) have been regarded as "Iranian Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre". But they had a very different fate. Simin's life is a mirror of what has happened to Iranian women throughout a century, from unveiling the hijab and playing important roles in society to imposing hijab and staying at home in the Islamic regime. This film looks at her life through the history of women's movement in Iran.

Cast (7)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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Simin Daneshvar

Herself (Archive Footage)

Ebrahim Golestan

Himself

S

Simin Behbahani

Herself

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Nasser Pakdaman

Himself

A

Abbas Milani

Himself

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Himself

E

Esmail Khoi

Himself

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