She was thrown into prison, and when that did not break her, they imprisoned her sister, her husband, and took from her every single thing that she owned, including her ability to return to her beloved country without being tossed into prison for life. Shirin Ebadi lives under constant death threats.
But when I heard that she was planning to call for a constitutional referendum in Iran overseen by the United Nations, to finally allow her people to vote freely and to choose their own future path, for themselves, I knew that the time was now." For more than fifteen years, as I have worked alongside Shirin Ebadi, I have been thinking about making this film.
This timely and essential film captures the struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran.ĭirector Dawn Gifford Engle says, "Ever since I met Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, I have been fascinated by her courage in taking on one of the most repressive regimes in the world – the hard-line theocracy known as Iran. Gravitas Ventures, a leading independent film distributor based in the USA, picked up the film after its successful World Premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September of this year. LONDON, UK, Decem/ / - The award-winning film, " Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free" is now available to watch worldwide on platforms including Vimeo, Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, and Spectrum On Demand.
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