Women Without Men (Iran, 2009)

Open to the Public

Shirin Neshat's independent film adaptation of Shahrnush Parsipur's magic realist novel chronicles the intertwining lives of four Iranian women during the summer of 1953; a cataclysmic moment in Iranian history when an American led, British backed coup d'état brought down the democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, and reinstalled the Shah to power.

Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 Time: 06:00pm - 08:00pm Location: Taubman Building - Wiener Auditorium, Ground Floor

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Shirin Neshat's independent film adaptation of Shahrnush Parsipur's magic realist novel chronicles the intertwining lives of four Iranian women during the summer of 1953; a cataclysmic moment in Iranian history when an American led, British backed coup d'état brought down the democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, and reinstalled the Shah to power.

Pizza and soft drinks will be available at 6:00pm. The film will start at 6:15pm.

Co-Sponsored by the Outreach Center at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies