A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 20, 2009
Original Title:
The Glass House
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Fictionville Studios
Production Countries:
Iran
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
The fringes of Iranian society can be a lonely place, especially if you are a teenage girl with few resources to fall back on. Finding Home follows four girls striving to pull themselves out of the margins by attending a one-of-kind rehabilitation center in uptown Tehran. Forget about the Iran that you've seen before. With a virtually invisible camera, the girls of Finding Home take us on a never-before-seen tour of the underclass of Iran with their brave and defiant stories: Samira struggles to overcome forced drug addiction; Mitra harnesses abandonment into her creative writing; Sussan teeters on a dangerous ledge after years of sexual abuse; and Nazila burgeons out of her hatred with her blazing rap music.
Cinematography:
Hamid Rahmanian
Director:
Hamid Rahmanian
Editor:
Hamid Rahmanian
Music:
David Bergeaud
Producer:
Melissa Hibbard
Writer:
Melissa Hibbard
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