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Can I Hug You? (2023)
Directed by Elahe Esmaili
Documentary · 35m
In the city of Qom, the most restricted city in Iran, there are many restrictions on human rights such as mandatory hijab to assure sexual safety; Hossein (M, 30) grew up in this environment and experienced multiple sexual assaults by men, despite these measures. Due to stereotypes around masculinity, he never talked about it. With the support of his wife, Elahe, he now confronts the trauma.
Crew
- Director
- Elahe Esmaili
- Writer
- Elahe Esmaili
- Editor
- Delaram Shemirani
- Producer
- Hossein Behboudi Rad
Details
- Original title
- میشه بغلت کنم؟
- Release date
- 2023-11-01
- Runtime
- 35m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FA
- Spoken languages
- Persian
- Countries
- Iran, United Kingdom