SĀNSŪR
Film poster for "Sānsūr". A woman dressed in orange with film credits.
SĀNSŪR
Film poster for "Sānsūr". A woman dressed in orange with film credits.
Six Iranian women: an artist, schoolteacher, journalist, athlete, musician and actress cannot conform to a life in censorship. Once they have escaped the “Sānsūr” and enter a life in exile, can they let down their mask and be truly free?

SĀNSŪR

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OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION - Netherlands Film Festival, Human Rights Film Festival Berlin BEST PRODUCER - L.A. Independent Women Film Awards BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - Fierce Women Festival of Paris BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Sydney Women’s International Film Festival

Iranian Women’s Rights & Fight for Freedom  Censorship • Gender Apartheid • Freedom of Expression • Exile 

Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 86 minutes​​ | Language: Persian with English subtitles | Captions: No | Includes: Transcript | Director: Mostafa HeraviProducer: Rieneke Van Santen

Six women, who bravely defied the written and unwritten boundaries to freedom of expression in Iran, face the consequences of not conforming to censorship. An artist, schoolteacher, journalist, athlete, musician and actress experienced lay-offs, harassment and arrests. They are forced to either obey, or live a life in exile. Through their stories, this creative documentary questions what kind of sacrifices are required of Iranian women and what censorship, such as the wearing of the mandatory hijab, means for their identity, individuality and dreams. SĀNSŪR is the story of women seeking freedom, and as they leave behind repression, harassment, arrests and discrimination for the mere fact of being a woman, they slowly find little openings again to laugh, to sing, and to dance.