Chiman

The protagonist of the film, Chiman, a young woman from Iran lives an unhappy life. She was only 8 years old when her mother led her to Fatemeh's house to have clitoridectomy. With a dirty knife, Fatemehremoved part of her genitals, but because she did not «cut» her enough, her mother brought her back, a few days later, with the wound still open. Twenty-five years later, Fatemah doesn't continue to do this. But Chiman never actually get over it. The opposite. Today, her husband Muhammad, wants to get divorce, after 10 years of marriage because she can not have children, neither could ever satisfy him sexually.

 

Director: Shaho Mahmudi

Script/Directing consultant: Maria Pesli