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Azar Nafisi, a former professor at Tehran University, secretly gathers seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden western classics. As fundamentalists seize control, the women remove their veils, speak about their intimate hopes, loves and disappointments, their femininity and their search for a place in an increasingly oppressive society. By reading Lolita in Tehran, they celebrate the liberating power of literature in revolutionary Iran and form their own future.
Followed by Q&A with Director Eran Riklis
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Director
Eran RiklisEran Riklis is one of Israel's most acclaimed directors, known for films like The Syrian Bride and Lemon Tree, which often explore political and social issues through the lens of individual characters. He is a graduate of the National Film School, Beaconsfield, England, and has directed 14 feature films, numerous TV series, documentaries and over 300 commercials.