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A Thousand Women Like Me

2001 · 108 min

A slow, wrenching plunge into a mother's legal battle, leaving a heavy sense of injustice and quiet devastation.

Directed by
Reza Karimi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Niki Karimi, Fariborz Arabnia, Faramarz Sadighi
Overview
In modern day Iran, a female attorney fights for the custody of her seven year old diabetic son following a divorce from her husband. When the courts rule against her, she takes desperate actions that lead to tragic events.

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Directed by
Reza Karimi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Niki Karimi, Fariborz Arabnia, Faramarz Sadighi
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • gender
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Reza Karimi
Written by
Reza Karimi, Azita Moguie
Starring
Niki Karimi, Fariborz Arabnia, Faramarz Sadighi, Niku Kheradmand, Yassamin Maleknasr, Pouya Islami, Saleh Mirzaaghaei
Runtime
108 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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