Mrs. Iran’s Husband

Mrs. Iran’s Husband
Iran, 2023, 27’
in Farsi w/ Arm./Eng. subtitles

Director and Scriptwriter: Marjan Khosravi
Cinematographer: Mahdi Azadi
Producer: Milad Khosravi
Editor: Loghman Saokhanvar
Composer: Mehdi Khosravi
Sound: Arash Ghasemi
Production Company: Seven Springs Pictures

Gender apartheid is front and center in this pointed exploration of family and labor in Iran. Sultan Mohammad’s kingdom is on the mountain, and it includes two wives, Iran and Sara, and 11 children, and his flock of sheep. Like all rulers, he strives to maintain his power and assets, but the role and duty of maintaining his prestige and power lie mainly on the shoulders of her wives. To expand his territory, he intends to marry for the third time.

Awards
Best Short Film, HotDocs, Toronto, Canada, 2023.

Marjan Khosravi

Marjan Khosravi is a young Iranian woman filmmaker who studied Cinema and Media Art. After years of writing, studying, and working in cinema and film production and being assistant director of many films like Asho (IDFA winner) and The Skier, finally, in 2018 she made her first short documentary, The Price of Blood, which garnered much admiration in many national festivals like Tehran International Short Film Festival and Cinéma Vérité Documentary Film Festival. Marjan usually focuses on women’s rights, children’s issues and gender equality, and women’s social problems are the leitmotiv in all her films.

Filmography
The Price of Blood (2018), Snowy Mother (2019), The Snow Calls (2020), Vadiyar (2021), The Dream of a Horse (2021-2022), Mrs. Iran’s Husband (2023).