Cul-de-sac (2010 film)

Cul-de-sac is a feature film produced by Ramin Goudarzinejad and Mahshad Torkan, Iranian human rights activists and filmmakers based in London. It premiered on 20 May 2010. The film is focused on the plight of homosexuals — in this case, lesbians — in Iran.

Cul-de-sac
Directed byRamin Goudarzi Nejad
Mahshad Torkan
Written byRamin Goudarzi Nejad
Mahshad Torkan
Produced byRamin Goudarzi Nejad
Mahshad Torkan
StarringKiana Firouz
CinematographyRamin Goudarzi Nejad
Edited byRamin Goudarzi Nejad
Music byRoy Todd
Release date
  • 20 May 2010 (2010-05-20)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagePersian

Overview

Kiana Firouz, an Iranian lesbian who had left Iran to avoid of getting arrested, meets Sayeh, a journalist and activist focused on Iranian human rights issues in the United Kingdom. Sayeh tries to collect some information about the controversial subject of Iranian homosexuals' lives from Kiana, who had formerly tried to make an underground documentary about the suffering of lesbians in Iran. The story develops the relationship between Kiana and Sayeh against the background of recent uprisings in Iran and the series of incidents that led Kiana to collaborate with the opposition and eventually resulted in her claim of asylum in the United Kingdom.[1]

Reception

The film was largely well received by critics.[2]

References
  1. "Lesbian Film Cul De Sac 2010 official movie trailer | One More Lesbian | Film, Television and Video On Demand". One More Lesbian. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. "As a gay asylum seeker, I was lucky | Anonymous | Comment is free". The Guardian. theguardian.com. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2014.


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