The Other Side of Burka

On the southern Iranian island of Qeshm married women are hidden until their death behind a burka, a leather mask of black bands, which presses against the eyebrows and nose, and ends in a point just above the mouth. In interviews women talk surprisingly openly about their mental and physical conditions although this means contravening strict religious rules. More and more women find their only escape from their misery is suicide. Other women have chosen to endure their dreadful lives out of love for their children. (DOK.fest München)