Daughters of the Sun
Daughters of the Sun (
Synopsis
The film opens with the father of Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) shaving her head. He then disguises her as a boy and sends her to a carpet workshop in a distant village to become an apprentice to a rug weaver and help out the family back home. The employer who is known for his harsh treatment of his employees, beats Aman (who has taken the name Aman) for small infractions, withholds her mother's letters she receives, and keeps her locked in the workshop during evenings. Overcome with despair, Aman finds comfort and solace in one of the co-workers named Belkies (Soghra Karimi)who, thinking she is a boy, has fallen in love with her. A deep friendship blossoms between the two, but things take a turn when Belkies asks Aman to marry her before her parents marry her off to a man 30 years her senior.
Cast
- Altinay Ghelich Taghani as Amangol/Aman
- Soghra Karimi as Belghies
- Zahra Mohammadi
- Habib Haddad
Reception
Daughters of the Sun was met with great reviews. David Sterritt of Christian Science Monitor wrote that it is "[a]cted as a drama, paced like a ritual, filmed as a slice of rural Iranian life. Even though some critics billed it as an Iranian
Awards
- Montréal First Film Prize in Montréal World Film Festival (2000) [6]
- ''Graine de Cinéphage Award - Special Mention in Créteil International Women's Film Festival (2001)[citation needed]
- Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Narrative Feature in L.A. Outfest (2002)[7]
- Netpac Award in Rotterdam International Film Festival (2001) [8]
- Grand Prix Award in Bratislava International Film Festival (2001)
References
- ^ "Harvard Film Archive". hcl.harvard.edu.
- ^ "The Rosalind and Orlando of Iran: Daughters of the Sun (2000); Dir. Maryam Shahriar - The Sheila Variations". www.sheilaomalley.com.
- ^ DAVE KEHRJULY 29, 2004 (2004-07-29). "FILM REVIEW; Persian Rugs, Woven From Wool and Despair - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/daughters-of-the-sun/Film? oid=1069585
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (5 September 2000). "Daughters of the Sun".
- ^ "Awards of the Montreal World Film Festival - 2000 - World Film Festival". www.ffm-montreal.org.
- ^ "'Politics of Fur' Wins Outfest Grand Jury Prize". 25 July 2002 – via LA Times.
- ^ "Maryam Shahriar Comes Out of the Sun". www.filmfestivals.com.