Cutting Through Rocks
A deftly shaped work of cinematic nonfiction.
Cutting Through Rocks
As the first elected councilwoman of her remote Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi fearlessly breaks patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages. When accusations arise questioning Sara’s intentions to empower the girls, her identity is put in turmoil.
Genre
Documentary,
Women and Film
Web Site
Runtime
95
Language
Azerbaijani,
Turkish,
Persian
Director
Mohammadreza Eyni,
Sara Khaki
Producer
Mohammadreza Eyni,
Sara Khaki
Cast
Sarah Shahverdi