BBC (2004)
Excerpt:
When Khomeni came to power, contraceptives were banned.
which doubled the population in 25 years.
the regime realised its mistake and lifted the ban.
But too late.
Today, half the population is children and young adults.
Critics:
This documentary is good as far as to glimpse the Iranian society and way of living.
But Thematically and Tital-ically, i would say it does not justice.
Its title does not match with the theme,and its theme does not stay at one place.
First half is inclined more to Revolution, Khomeni, Politics, Poverty in Iran, then it turns to women and their rights and suddenly after one accident scene it turns to Sighe Marriage. while the title 'Prostitution' just stays aside.
Let me explain: This documentary is not about purely prostitution, but actually lives of two girls; Fariba and Mina, whose husbands are jailed due to drugs/smuggling and possibly murdering. So without husbands these girls with children facing difficulties in society and adopt this job - prostitution.
But it seems misery is attached with girls not in the society, first thing they are heroin addictive. and i guess any society in the world would not advocate for this, specially for woman who have very young kids.
another thing when one of these girls are get the chance for marriage and chance to live happy life, but soon she proved a bad-wife, and marriage broke with couple of days.
While in one scene when a sister of one girl visited her, she also tells that she is divorced and working in some university and living a respective decent life. So it shows all the divorced women in Iran are not going to prostitute like those 2 girls.
More than half documentary revolves around the 'Sighe Marriage' (or Temporary Marriage).
First thing 'sighe marraig'e has nothing to do with prostitution as title suggests. It is legal in Islam and it is done publicly. It is exact same like marriage except Duration of Marriage is predefined.
It is controversial in Islam as well, Sunnis say No to it, but in Shia it is legal, because it was legal in the time of Prophet Muhammad, and prophet did not forbid it. It was also allowed in 1st Caliph Abu Bakr, but 2nd Caliph banned it. But according to Shia these Caliphs have no any right to play with Islam Laws, so they sticks whatever the Prophet allowed and whatever Prophet forbade.
Practically this sighe-marriage is same as boyfriend-girlfriend in western society, but in sighe marraige the couple is considered a married couple and also a child knows his father.
If you give a little heed you'll know in the presence of this temporary marriage there is no way for girl to go prostitution. (as it also proves in the end of documentary)
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