In The Bazaar of Sexes

Name: In The Bazaar of Sexes
Director: Sudabeh Mortezai
Released: 2009

Sudabeh Mortezai 2009

An intimate account of gender relations in Iran, revolving around the institution of temporary marriage, also called lust-marriage. This Shia practice that allows a man and a woman to legally marry for a fixed period of time, anything ranging from one hour to 99 years. Is this religiously sanctified prostitution or a loophole for couples to have a relationship within the rigid Islamic laws? Within these personal stories, religious dogma meets macho sentimentality meets female pragmatism.

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Running Time:

52 min.

Spoken Languages:

Persian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Sudabeh Mortezai

Producers:

Oliver Neumann

Cinematographers:

Arastoo Givi, Majid Gorjian

Editors:

Oliver Neumann

Production Companies:

FreibeuterFilm

Gender

Middle Eastern Studies

Religion and Spiritual..

Sexuality

Society

Women

Press

Qantara

Gives viewers a rare insight into a very complex society

Festival Participation

Viennale - 2009

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