SYNOPSIS
A young woman decides to have an abortion in pursuit of her women’s rights regarding the right time for pregnancy. While her husband disagrees and threatens her, she has made her decision and illegally aborts her fetus after twenty-one weeks of pregnancy.
She wants to bury the fetus to diminish her own guilty feeling, so she wanders around the city looking for a suitable burial place. She faces some problems and finally loses her purse and the hidden fetus inside it due to the theft of her bag.
Director Statement
In today’s world, the issue of women’s body, the pregnancy and the important issue of abortion has been influenced by the power of men and the policies of governments in patriarchal societies like Iran. Thus this has caused women to have no rights over their own bodies, and due to Islamic religion and special rituals, abortion after a period of soul formation in the fetus is considered as a sin and it is heinous crime. Accordingly, as a female activist in the field of social work and women’s studies, I determined the most important mission of my artistic and social career to address the important problems of women society, especially in the patriarchal society, which are often ignored. My interest in cinema to reflect women’s concerns comes from the fact that I believe that cinema is a tool to make women aware of their rights, and at the same time, it is a threat to the government’s neglect of women’s empowerment. Cinema can also show the problems of different groups of women, reflect women’s voices in society, and subsequently increase attention to these issues. Therefore, making films in the field of women is one of the priorities in my life so that I can play my role as a woman in supporting women.
Crew
Director & Screen writer: Nasrin Mohammadpour
Director of Photography: Behrouz Badrouj
Edited by: Emad Khodabakhsh
Music & Sound Designer: Zohreh Ali Akbari
Set & Costumes Designer: Mahboubeh Soltani
Make-Up Designer: Anahita Mousavi
Production Manager: Nasir Golzadeh
Sound Mixer: Ahmad Mohammadi
Script supervisor: Malihe kouroshzadeh
Executive Producer: Zhonart Group
Producer: Nasrin Mohammadpour
Cast: Banafsheh Riazi
TECHNICAL INFO
Film Title (original): بیست و یک هفته بعد
Film Title (International / English): Twenty One Weeks Later
Film Type: Short Film, Narrative Fiction
Genres: Drama
Special Subject: Human Rights / War
Runtime: 5 min 51 sec
Completion Date: March 2022
Country of Origin: Iran
Country of Filming: Iran
Film Language: Persian (Farsi)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Shooting Format: Digital (4k) on Sony FS7
Aspect Ratio: 1:1.85
Film Color: Color
Screening Format: DCP (non encrypted)
Framerate: 25 fps
Audio Format: 24 bit/48KHz stereo,
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