Aban

Abbas Taheri, Mahdieh Toosi

Aban is a short film about a 9-year-old transgender girl who lives with her mother Nazanin after her parent's divorce. Under constant pressure from her ex-husband, Nazanin should turn Aban away from her feminine taste. One day, while Aban is convinced that she will undergo the surgery she dreams about, she will get circumcised.

This short film has been part of the programme Shorts: Through the Eyes of Others at the Movies that Matter Festival 2023.

Credits

Director
Abbas Taheri, Mahdieh Toosi
Producer
Pouria Mousavi, Frédéric Dubreuil
Year
2022
Country of production
Iran, France
Type
Fiction, Short
Duration
15 minutes
Spoken language
Persian
Subtitles
EN
World Sales
The GlobeCSF