Nasrin

Name: Nasrin
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 1, 2020
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Ann Curry, Jafar Panahi, Mansoureh Shojaee, Marietje Schaake, Narges Hosseini

2020

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Kino Lorber | Release Date (Streaming): October 1, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Ann Curry, Jafar Panahi, Mansoureh Shojaee, Marietje Schaake, Narges Hosseini, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Olivia Colman, Reza Khandan, Shirin Ebadi, Taghi Rahmani

Summary: Nasrin was secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest to make this documentary. It is an immersive portrait of the world’s most honored human rights activist and political prisoner, attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, and of Iran’s remarkably resilient women’s rights movement. In the courts and on the streets, Nasrin has long foughtNasrin was secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest to make this documentary. It is an immersive portrait of the world’s most honored human rights activist and political prisoner, attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, and of Iran’s remarkably resilient women’s rights movement. In the courts and on the streets, Nasrin has long fought for the rights of women, children, religious minorities, journalists and artists, and those facing the death penalty. In the midst of filming, Nasrin was arrested in June 2018 for representing women who were protesting Iran’s mandatory hijab law. She was sentenced to 38 years in prison, plus 148 lashes. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Jeff Kaufman

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Jun 15, 2021

In depicting one woman’s fight for justice, Kaufman’s indelible documentary becomes an empowering three-dimensional story of resistance and courage. Read full review

Caryn James

Dec 17, 2020

The documentary does not display artistic flair or innovation, but that is not its purpose. It is solid and straightforward in style, but extraordinary in its access and in how clearly her personality and philosophy emerge. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Dec 19, 2020

Allowed surprising access to Sotudeh’s life, the film achieves stirring results if not an always fluid narrative. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Dec 17, 2020

This extraordinary woman, seemingly incapable of despair through roughly two decades of struggle, remains elusive. There’s something daunting about this degree of implacable selflessness, and it has a curiously flattening effect on a movie that feels less emotionally complex — less enraged — than it ought to. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Mar 6, 2021

"Courage under fire" is an expression that could best be used to describe Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. The lion-hearted attorney has defiantly taken on a variety of cases defending women, children, religious minorities, persecuted artists and outspoken political reformers"Courage under fire" is an expression that could best be used to describe Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. The lion-hearted attorney has defiantly taken on a variety of cases defending women, children, religious minorities, persecuted artists and outspoken political reformers against overblown charges brought by a fundamentalist government regime seeking to suppress opposition at any cost, including instances involving blatant illegality, unethical conduct and outright lying. And, for her efforts, she has gained international notoriety but at a cost to herself, including imprisonment and physical torture. Director Jeff Kaufman's superb documentary look at Nasrin's heroic life chronicles the many challenges she has faced while unflinchingly depicting the stalwart defiance she has demonstrated in the face of odds frequently stacked against her. The filmmaker also candidly yet sensitively illustrates the counselor's human side -- her family life, her involvement in the arts community, and the heartfelt compassion she genuinely feels for her clients and causes -- proof of the authenticity guiding her actions. Clandestinely shot in Iran under the threat of prosecution and narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman, "Nasrin" paints a truly remarkable portrait of a truly remarkable individual.… Expand

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