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Release Date:
July 9, 2025
Original Title:
Bidad
Genres:
Drama
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 104
Seti loves music and singing, and she yearns for her voice to be heard. But in Iran, it is against the law for women to perform in public, and so the young girl decides to engage in her own personal protest. The street becomes her stage, and random passers-by become her enthusiastic audience. Her star rises. Seti becomes an idol of her generation, of young people who no longer want to live under ruthless political oppression. Director Soheil Beiraghi’s fourth film, produced independently, looks at life in contemporary Iran in a way that the local censors would never allow. His film fights for all those whose voice remains unjustly silenced.
Art Direction:
Soheil Beiraghi
Director:
Soheil Beiraghi
Director of Photography:
Payman Shadmanfar
Music:
Bamdad Afshar
Producer:
Soheil Beiraghi
Screenplay:
Soheil Beiraghi
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