Congenital(2021)

movie - first aired/released 2021-05-26 - 24 min

Directed by Ako Zandkarimi, Saman Hosseinpuor

Roja is a teenage village girl who is forced to marry a religious old man for blood money. On their wedding night, the husband demands to have sex with Roja against her will. Running against time, and with the help of a close friend, she embarks on a desperate lonely journey towards hope and emancipation.