Divorce Iranian Style (Original title)
Date: 1998 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Synopsis: Documentary. Depicts the situation of women within marriage in Iran. Focuses on three cases being heard in the Family Law Courts in central Tehran. The women are Jamileh who punishes her husband for beating her, Ziba, a 16 year-old, who is trying to get a divorce from her 38 year-old husband, and Maryam who is fighting for custody of her daughters.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Divorce, Women, Iran, Marriage, Islam
Series title: True Stories
Releases
Date: 16 August 1998Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Dialogue (original): Persian / Subtitles: English
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Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1042102
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Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:16:05 minutesBFI identifier: N-103466
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Description: Betacam SPDuration: 01:20:00 minutesBFI identifier: N-103472
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Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:16:00 minutesBFI identifier: N-103473
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-103537
Status: Viewing
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1042102
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: D3Duration: 76.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-23BFI identifier: C-1054546
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Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm Base: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-599203
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-465691
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-465688
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: 1998 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Synopsis: Documentary. Depicts the situation of women within marriage in Iran. Focuses on three cases being heard in the Family Law Courts in central Tehran. The women are Jamileh who punishes her husband for beating her, Ziba, a 16 year-old, who is trying to get a divorce from her 38 year-old husband, and Maryam who is fighting for custody of her daughters.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Divorce, Women, Iran, Marriage, Islam
Series title: True Stories
Releases
Date: 16 August 1998Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Dialogue (original): Persian / Subtitles: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-465688
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-103537
Status: Viewing
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1042102
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(2)
Description: MKVFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-4386103
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MKVDuration: 01:16:54 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-4998656
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(7)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:16:05 minutesBFI identifier: N-103466
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Betacam SPDuration: 01:20:00 minutesBFI identifier: N-103472
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:16:00 minutesBFI identifier: N-103473
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-103537
Status: Viewing
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1042102
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: D3Duration: 76.54 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-08-23BFI identifier: C-1054546
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376754
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm Base: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-599203
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-465691
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-465688
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)