# The Orion (2010) اوريون

A student named Elham falls in love with likable Amir and loses her virginity. But her lover doesnât intend to marry her and so Elham finds herself in a desperate situation. When it comes out that the girl is no longer a virgin, she and her former boyfriend end up in court. Under such pressure, Amir quickly changes from an understanding friend into a pragmatist: he pushes his ex-lover to change her testimony and deny that it was he who dishonored her. According to tradition, there is only one way Elhamâs father can solve her unfortunate situation. Director Zamani Esmati cogently spells out the hopeless position of an intelligent, educated woman in a traditionally-structured Muslim society. Behind the compelling minimalist visuals of his psychological drama, shot in the best tradition of Iranian cinema, the filmmaker questions what kind of society considers Elhamâs tragic story acceptable. Renowned director and screenwriter Jafar Panahi contributed to this film as an editing consultant. -- KVIFF Cast: Nasim Kiani, Mehrdad Sheykhi, Hamed Baraghani, Mohamad Reza Farzad Dir. of Photography: Mansoor Heydari Editor: Zamani Esmati, Jafar Panahi Producer: Zamani Esmati Production: Nama Honar Karlovy Vary (Forum of Independents), London (World Cinema), Abu Dhabi (New Horizons Competition) Zamani Esmati's guerrilla-shot drama is a searing indictment of the treatment of women in certain sections of Iranian society. Zamani Esmati's guerrilla-shot drama, made on the streets of modern…

- Kind: Short
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Ali Zamani Esmati
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheOrion2010)
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