Two Women

Two Women is a very popular Iranian film by writer and director Tahmineh Milani, released in 1999. In it, two women from different backgrounds become friends at Tehran University. Their lives diverge dramatically as one woman has her spirit battered by the men in her life. I don’t want to give away too much, but if you haven’t seen this, you really should. Its feminist statements are really strong, almost surprisingly so. The only unfortunate thing about this movie is the pretty bad English subtitle translation. Still, Niki Karimi’s performance is great and the film is really well-written. Milani was arrested for her 2001 film The Hidden Half, in which Karimi also stars, and she is reportedly working on her tenth film, entitled The Reckoning.