Summary
37-year-old Sara Shahverdi, a motorcycle riding, land owning, former midwife-turned-fierce citizen advocate and recent divorcée, just won a landslide local election in her remote Iranian village and everyone has an opinion about it.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9695Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2025
September 27, 2025
Last year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
TurkishAzerbaijaniPersianArabicMade in
United States
Academy Awards2026
- Documentary (Feature)2026Nominated
- Documentary Feature Film2026Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards2026
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary2026Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
Directing · 2
- Mohammad Reza Eyni Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Sara Khaki Director, Producer, Editor
Production · 7
- Julie Parker Benello Executive Producer
- Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
- Monika Parekh Executive Producer
- Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
- Meadow Fund Executive Producer
- Judith Helfand Executive Producer
Editing · 1
- Qutaiba Barhamji Consulting Editor
Sound · 2
- Karim Sebastian Elias Original Music Composer
- Mauricio López Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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