This documentary takes viewers inside one of the worlds most restricted environments - an afghan women's' prison. Through the prisoners own stories we explore how moral crimes are used to control women in Afghanistan.
Takhar Prison. 40 women. 34 children. Four cells. No burqas.
A feature-length cinematographic documentary that takes viewers inside one of the worlds most restricted environments: an Afghan womens prison. Through the prisoners own stories we explore how moral crimes are used to control women in post-Taliban Afghanistan.
Women are normally faceless in Afghanistan. Outside the home burqas cover them from head to toe. The all-encompassing burqa completely mask their identity, rendering Afghan women invisible. And voiceless. Except when they are in prison, here they have nothing left to lose.
Sima, married at ten, with five children by the time she was 20 years old, is locked away together with her children for 15 years. Her "crime"? Fleeing from an abusive husband, who had already murdered one of his other wifes and their child. Sara, locked away because she fell in love. Najibeh, Latife, and many more names they all carry stories that testament the inner strength and dignity of the human being when she faces obscene living conditions.
