Leyla and her six-year-old daughter Nila live in the holy city of Mashhad in Iran. Nila is the result of a temporary marriage, which allows a man to marry a woman even if he is already married. Children born from such a relationship are legally non-existent. As long as the father does not recognize the child, no birth certificate can be issued and Nila cannot attend school. The documentary depicts Leyla's tireless efforts to clarify Nila's legal status in order to offer her a perspective for her future. In a never-ending bureaucratic battle, Leyla fights not only against the legal system, but also against a judgmental society.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Windcatcher Productions, ZDF
Keywords
- bureaucracy
- iran
- children's rights
- failing marriage
- fight the system
- unwanted child
- fake marriage
- legal issue
- marriage tribunal
- legal issues
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Top Cast
Nila Rahmati as Self
Leyla Biouk as Self
Mia Radzuweit as Nila (voice)
Jasmin Tabatabai as Leyla (voice)
Top Crew
Niloufar Taghizadeh · Director, Writer
Majid Derakhshâni · Composer
Petra Bereuter · Editor
Marlene Assmann · Editor
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