Sarnevesht (Daughter) |
Sarnevesht (Daughter)
Red dress. No straps.
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A teen girl hits a crossroads in this stirring portrait of rural Iran
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Set in the windswept hills of rural Iran, the short documentary Sarnevesht (Daughter) follows an 18-year-old girl named Sahar whose life is at a crossroads. An excellent student and standout volleyball player, she dreams of continuing her studies at a university in a city, perhaps to become a doctor. However, having lost her mother to cancer, she faces familial pressure to stay at........