Women Without Men
2009·Drama·1h 40m
7.1
★
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
Directed by Shoja Azari and Shirin Neshat
coup d'etat
iran
woman director
1950s
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Shabnam Toloui
Munis
Pegah Ferydoni
Faezeh
Orsolya Tóth
Zarin (as Orsi Toth)
Arita Shahrzad
Farrokhlagha
Bijan Daneshmand
Abbas
Navid Navid
Ali
Ahmad Hamed
Gardener
Crew
Shirin Neshat
Director
Shirin Neshat
Screenplay
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Philippe Bober
Producer
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Agustin Rodriguez
7.0★ · 09/17/25
Good use of poetry and metaphors to illustrate these experiences. Not to be entertained but instead to make one think.
Watched for a class
Watched for a class
Good use of poetry and metaphors to illustrate these experiences. Not to be entertained but instead to make one think.
Watched for a class
Watched for a class
MopudPRO
8.0★ · 08/23/25
Four women, four scars. United by one prayer: to taste freedom, even if just for a breath.
Four women, four scars. United by one prayer: to taste freedom, even if just for a breath.
mae
6.0★ · 08/09/24
the parallels of the four women’s stories and their struggle to have autonomy with the context of british imperialism in Iran was a beautiful touch. i enjoyed the poetry, music, and the conversations had about justice and freedom in between a lot and there were some incredible quotes. the scenes of the three women in the orchard were done so well i could cry.
i do think it falls short on the worldbuilding, i wish i could have seen more of the women without men being women without men, especially more on zarin’s story.
i do think it falls short on the worldbuilding, i wish i could have seen more of the women without men being women without men, especially more on zarin’s story.
the parallels of the four women’s stories and their struggle to have autonomy with the context of british imperialism in Iran was a beautiful touch. i enjoyed the poetry, music, and the conversations had about justice and freedom in between a lot and there were some incredible quotes. the scenes of the three women in the orchard were done so well i could cry.
i do think it falls short on the worldbuilding, i wish i could have seen more of the women without men being women without men, especially more on zarin’s story.
i do think it falls short on the worldbuilding, i wish i could have seen more of the women without men being women without men, especially more on zarin’s story.
M
7.0★ · 08/14/21
Conservative men will literally make women's lives a prison and then be like "Oh God, what did I do to deserved this????" when they want to die
Conservative men will literally make women's lives a prison and then be like "Oh God, what did I do to deserved this????" when they want to die
Leon
8.0★ · 05/09/26