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Be My Voice

Be My Voice

2021 · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Documentary, History

Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad has 4.5 million followers on Instagram after urging Iranian women to rebel against the forced hijab on social media. Her call to action has grown into one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in today’s Iran. Something that has made the regime desperately tighten its grip to regain control over the people.

Directed by Nahid Persson Sarvestani

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