Women Without Men (2009)
Zanan-e bedun-e mardan (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 29min
- Drama
- 05 Mar 2010 (Sweden)
- Movie
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
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Awards:
- 7 wins & 7 nominations.
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Shabnam Toloui | ... |
Munis
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| Pegah Ferydoni | ... |
Faezeh
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Arita Shahrzad | ... |
Farrokhlagha
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| Orsolya Tóth | ... |
Zarin
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Ahmad Hamed | ... |
Gardener
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| Navid Navid | ... |
Ali
(as Navíd Akhavan)
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| Bijan Daneshmand | ... |
Abbas
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Essa Zahir | ... |
Amir Khan
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Tahmoures Tehrani | ... |
General Sadri
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Abbas Bakhtiari | ... |
Singer
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Mehdi Moinzadeh | ... |
Communist Leader
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Farhad Payar | ... |
Leading Officer
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Shahrnoush Parsipour | ... |
Madame Pari
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Said Oveissi | ... |
Hassan
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Mithra Zahedi | ... |
Nahid
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Mina Azarian | ... |
Zinat
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Shahbaz Noshir | ... |
Arash
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| Nader Farman | ... |
Babak
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Youssef Nabil | ... |
Youssef
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Natasha Chudyk | ... |
Christine
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| Aziz Hattab | ... |
Comrade
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Soussan Azarin | ... |
Grandmother
(as Soussan Azarine)
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Fadma Hammou Maadini | ... |
Alieh
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Fouad Saad Allah | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Khalid Elwadi | ... |
Activist
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Mohammed Alaoui | ... |
Rapist
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Salma Daneshmand | ... |
Guest
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Rahi Daneshmand | ... |
Soldier
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Directed by
| Shirin Neshat | ||
| Shoja Azari | ... | (collaborating director) |
Written by
| Shoja Azari | ... | (writer) |
| Shirin Neshat | ... | (screenplay) |
| Shahrnoush Parsipour | ... | (novel) |
| Steven Henry Madoff | ... | (voiceovers and additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| Shoja Azari | ... | associate producer |
| Philippe Bober | ... | producer |
| Jerome de Noirmont | ... | executive producer |
| Barbara Gladstone | ... | executive producer |
| Martin Gschlacht | ... | producer |
| Peter Hermann | ... | line producer |
| Barbara Häbe | ... | producer: Arte |
| Oleg Kokhan | ... | associate producer |
| Susanne Marian | ... | producer |
| Heinrich Mis | ... | producer: ORF |
| Erwin M. Schmidt | ... | line producer |
| Andreas Schreitmüller | ... | producer: Arte |
| Joerg E. Schweizer | ... | associate producer |
| Holger Stern | ... | producer: ZDF |
| Antonin Svoboda | ... | producer |
| Bruno Wagner | ... | line producer |
| Isabell Wiegand | ... | line producer |
| Manfred Zurhorst | ... | producer: ZDF |
Music by
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ... | (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) |
Cinematography by
| Martin Gschlacht | ||
Editing by
| George Cragg | ||
| Patrick Lambertz | ||
| Jay Rabinowitz | ||
| Christof Schertenleib | ||
| Julia Wiedwald | ||
Editorial Department
| Ivar Beer | ... | head of digital film lab |
| Nariman Hamed | ... | Behind the scenes editor |
| Ute Lingner | ... | film lab manager |
| Stefan Müller | ... | managing director film lab |
| Sam Neave | ... | additional editing |
| Gabriela Schultze | ... | sales manager film lab |
| Jörg Spohr | ... | film lab coordinator |
| Renate Ulrich | ... | film lab coordinator |
Casting By
| Lisa Olah | ||
| Markus Schleinzer | ||
Production Design by
| Shahram Karimi | ||
| Katharina Wöppermann | ||
Costume Design by
| Thomas Oláh | ||
Makeup Department
| Mina Ghoraishi | ... | makeup artist (as Mina Ghoraishi-Plenker) |
| Heiko Schmidt | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Adil Abdelwahab | ... | first assistant director |
| Sabina Franke | ... | assistant director |
| Mustapha Grumij | ... | assistant director |
| Scott Kirby | ... | assistant director |
| Amine Lamriki | ... | first assistant director |
| Jalil Lamriki | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Marouane Reda | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Felix Andriessens | ... | sound editor |
| Stefan Bangert | ... | assistant sound |
| Max Bauer | ... | foley artist |
| Ansgar Frerich | ... | sound mixer |
| Uwe Haussig | ... | sound (as Uve Haußig) |
| Romain Lebras | ... | boom operator |
| Clemens Nürnberger | ... | sound editor |
| Sebastian Tesch | ... | supervising sound designer |
| Jean-François Viguié | ... | sound |
| Roman Volkholz | ... | foley editor |
| Daniel Weis | ... | foley mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Matthias Albrecht | ... | digital film editor |
| Markus Bäuerle | ... | digital lab supervisor |
| Kaschi Falk | ... | digital artist |
| Christian Fritz | ... | digital artist |
| Rudolf Germann | ... | digital artist |
| Sebastian Göhs | ... | digital colourist |
| Brett McConnell | ... | digital artist |
| Sandor Nagy | ... | digital colourist |
| Sandra Neundorf | ... | project manager digital lab |
| Maik Strauch | ... | color timer |
| Niklaas Warda | ... | title design |
Stunts
| Rainer Werner | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Zouher Abdellah | ... | first assistant camera |
| Zouhair Seffir | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ole Ki Bun Wedemann | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Rachid Aadassi | ... | costumer |
| Emma Bellocq | ... | costumer |
| Abdeliah Bidari | ... | wardrobe |
| Brigitte Bourneuf | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Fabia Brunori | ... | key costume |
Music Department
| Alexej Ashkenazy | ... | composer: additional music |
| Lev Zhurbin | ... | musician: viola |
Script and Continuity Department
| Peter Kline | ... | script consultant |
Additional Crew
| Ursula Gaida | ... | production accountant |
| Joshua Jason | ... | publicist |
| Heidi Lacroix | ... | production assistant |
| Alexis N. Mueller | ... | legal counsel |
| Melani Murkovic | ... | post production coordinator |
| Karen Rudolph | ... | publicist: Germany |
| Christian Troberg | ... | production assistant |
| Alexander Wadouh | ... | postproduction supervisors |
Thanks
| Nariman Hamed | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Essential Filmproduktion GmbH
- Coop99 Filmproduktion
- Coproduction Office
- CinePostproduction (in association with)
- Rommel Film
- BIM Distribuzione (in association with)
- EMC Produktion
- Sota Cinema Group (in association with)
- Schönheitsfarm Postproduction (in association with)
- Manfred Bunwey Filmproduktion (in association with)
- Agora Films
- Sundance Feature Film Program (developed with the assistance of)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (with the support of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (developed with the assistance of)
Distributors
- Artificial Eye (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Indiepix (2010) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- KMBO (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Mozinet (2010) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- NFP Marketing & Distribution (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Nutopia (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Against Gravity (2010) (Poland)
- Aspect Ratio Sales (2015) (United States)
- BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Brazil)
- BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Italy)
- CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan)
- Digital Media Rights (2011) (United States)
- EuroVideo (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2009) (Netherlands)
- Gussi Films (2009) (Argentina)
- Gussi Films (2009) (Brazil)
- Gussi Films (2009) (Colombia)
- Gussi Films (2009) (Mexico)
- Gussi Films (2009) (Venezuela)
- IndiePix Films (2010) (United States) (subtitled)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Lumière (2009) (Belgium)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sota Cinema Group (2009) (Russia)
- Sota Cinema Group (2009) (Ukraine)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- ZDF/Arte (2009) (Germany) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- BASIS BERLIN Postproduktion (sound post-production)
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) (funding)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding)
- Eurimages (funding)
- Filmfonds Wien (funding)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (funding)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding)
- Prodigy Public Relations (publicity)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut (funding)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shirin Neshat's directorial film debut. See more » |
| Goofs | The bathhouse shown in the movie is in Turkish style and everyone is wearing blue and white clothes while in Iranian bathhouses people usually wear red and black clothes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Venice Film Festival 2009 (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Shahanshi See more » |