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1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 min. 32 sec.) ; 353562591 bytes |
| Summary |
Four Wives, One Man is a portrait of four wives, a polygamist husband, their incredibly free-speaking mother-in-law, and their many, many children - all living under the same roof in a rural Iranian village.Four Wives, One Man follows the story of Heda, an Iranian farmer and his four wives, Farang, Goli, Shapar, Ziba and their 20 children. Their polygamist lifestyle, although sanctioned by the Koran, is not common in Iran, and of these incidents, most take place in rural villages and towns. Each of the women admits that in the beginning life was good. However it was sure to end once Heda acquired a new wife. This left the most recent bride, in this case Ziba, to shoulder both catty remarks from the others and Heda's physical and mental abuse. While Ziba prays to become pregnant "so that my husband won't take a new wife" she also openly admits, that she is extremely unhappy with the arrangement. Filmed over three years by Swedish-Iranian director, Nahid Persson, Four Wives, One Man follows the family from the peaceful, pastoral scenes of a family picnic, to the temporary chaos caused by a broken faucet in the kitchen, to a furtive, whispered conversation between two wives about being treated badly by their husband.To Heda, polygamy is simply befitting his status however when rumor spreads amongst the house that Heda is looking for a fifth suitor no measure of rivalry or collectivity can prevent the woman from having to face this increasingly crowded future. (From Denmark, in Farsi, English subtitles) (Documentary) |
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Broadcast 2010-03-10 at 01:10:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Iranians -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Marriage -- Religious aspects.
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Muslim women.
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Polygamy.
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Iran.
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Streaming video
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Persson, Nahid, director
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