Title of film : Junks & Dolls

Director Name : Manijeh Hekmat

Cast & crew :

Producer : Manijeh Hekmat,Mahshid Ahangarani Farahani

Editor : Mostafa Kherghehpoosh,Sepehr Mahdaviani

Cast :

  1. 1. Behdokht Valian
  2. 2. Mohammad Valizadegan
  3. 3. Raja Jafari
  4. 4. Reza Koolagahni

Synopsis : A couple is destined to build up their life in the heart of a waste depot in the heart of Iranian north forests. They begin to make different things with the junks they find and to make friends with the other people… but what remains of the people who are determined to fight their nature?

Director Bio : Born in 1962, Manijeh Hekmat is one of the prominent figures in political cinema in Iran. In 1995, she started her film career as a producer. In 2002, based on her long studies and field-works, Hekmat directed her debut feature, WOMEN’S PRISON, on the situation of Iranian women prisoners. The film was premiered in Venice Film Festival and then entered the festival circuit. In 2007, her second film, THREE WOMEN, was shown in more than 80 international film festivals starting with Berlinale. In 2020, despite the festival cancellations, she made a spectacular comeback to the festival circuit with her 4th feature film, BANDAR BAND, participating in Toronto, Zurich, Mill Valley, Bosphorous, Hainan, etc. and winning the main award in Kolkata.

Filmography :

  1. 1. Women’s Prison ( 2002 )
  2. 2. Three Women ( 2008 )
  3. 3. Old Road ( 2018 )
  4. 4. Bandar Band ( 2020 )
  5. 5. 19 ( 2022 )
  6. 6. Junks and Dolls ( 2023 )