Son-Mother

Mahnaz
Mohammadi

Mahnaz Mohammadi, Iranian filmmaker & women's rights activist She was refused visa to attend Cannes IFF 2011 for the screening of Serkanian’s Marriage Ephemeral in which she was the lead actress. In a ceremony, Greek director Costa Gavras read out statement from Ms. Mohammadi:“I am a woman, I am a filmmaker;2 sufficient grounds to be found guilty in my country...The struggle of women for their identity is an essential element of their everyday life… and freedom is a word that is most missing from their daily lives.”

Leila is a single working mom of two, living in sanctions-gripped Iran. When her job at the factory is at stake, she considers marrying Kazem, a bus driver with a daughter. But tradition frowns upon a young girl sharing a household with her stepbrother. After Leila is fired from her job, she makes the decision to stay with Kazem and leave her son Amir in the care of a boarding school, until she figures out how to manage his return.