Spanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young midwife, Mitra, who is serving her sentence for killing her mother's abusive husband. In the early years, Mitra is repeatedly punished as the warden tries to break her. This includes punishment for delivering a baby in the prison cell while all of the prison staff has taken shelter during an Iraqi bombing. The warden's attitude starts to change after 8 years, when Mitra tries to protect a new inmate from rape at the hands of her older cellmates. When the baby comes back in 1991 as a 17 year old delinquent, Sepideh, the warden respects Mitra enough to protect the girl.

Roya Nownahali
Mitra

Roya Taymourian
Warden

Pegah Ahangarani
Sepideh

Golab Adine

Maryam Boubani

Killer Diller
Killer Diller

The Midnight Swim
The Midnight Swim

Yasmine
Yasmine

A House in Berlin
A House in Berlin

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
Bolletjes Blues
Bolletjes Blues

The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Here Now
Here Now

The Caveman's Valentine
The Caveman's Valentine

The Blue Butterfly
The Blue Butterfly

Yoshino's Barber Shop
Yoshino's Barber Shop