Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) is the eldest daughter in a poor rural family. To help support them, her head is shaven and begins work as a boy named Aman in an isolated carpet weaving shop. The girls who work there are beaten by the owner, as is Aman, toiling at the loom until their hands bleed. As a male apprentice, he supervises the girls and lives in the shop, locked in and isolated.
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Mariam Shahriar Director · Homayun Payvar Cinematographer
United States release July 29, 2004 · Produced in Iran · Original title دختران خورشید
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Iran
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Original title
دختران خورشید
Original language
Persian
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Persian
Release dates
Canada · August 29, 2000
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Montreal Film Festival)
United States · July 29, 2004
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
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