- Prostitution
Behind the Veil is the intriguing story of two young women in modern-day
Teheran
The film is a sympathetic
portrait of the two women, exploring their day-to-day life and the workings of
prostitution in a country that bans it and prosecutes adulterers, sometimes
with the penalty of capital punishment.
Many of the clients find a
way to buy sex and still comply with Muslim law: they marry the women in what
is called "Sighe," a temporary marriage sanctioned in Shia Islam.
Sighe can last from two hours up to 99 years. Both Minna and Fariba enter into
Sighe with clients, and Fariba is in a Sighe marriage with a neighbour, Habib,
that lasts six months. Giving his perspective on temporary marriage, Habib
says that Sighe is a way to help poor women, it is an act of mercy in the name
of Allah
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Runtime: 45 mins
- Format: On
DVD
Type: Documentary
Language: In Farsi with
English subtitles & narrations
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