About 111 Girls

"A government official, carrying a message from Iran's president, travels across Iranian Kurdistan with his driver and a young guide on a mission to stop 111 young Kurdish women from committing suicide in protest against conditions that have left them spinsters. Racing against the clock, they travel into territory simmering with resentment at official neglect and the hardship it has sown among a proud people. Against a dramatically colorful physical and human landscape, wistful longing mingles with dreamlike desire and absurdist humor as the three travelers meander helplessly in a land riddled with contradictions. ""Highly effective as agitprop, ""111 Girls"" can also be understood as a reflection on what it takes, in this day and age, to get your voice heard or your image seen."" -FIPRESCI ""About 111 Girl""s is an official selection of the prestigious, award-winning Global Lens Collection presented by the Global Film Initiative. In Farsi and Kurdish with English subtitles."