Zinat

Director
Ebrahim Mokhtari
Producer
Behrooz Gharibpoor
Year
1994
Spoken
Persian
Subtitle
English
Country
Iran
Length
88
Format
VHS/NTSC
Off
Description

Zinat runs a health clinic in a remote part of Southern Iran where she dispenses advice, medicine and baby formula. Although it is unusual in her conservative village for a young, unmarried woman to have such a position, Zinatís expertise and hard work make her invaluable to the community. When Zinat becomes engaged to Hamed, his disagreeable mother demands that she quite her job. Zinat tries to be a satisfied wife and daughter-in-law, but when a medical emergency develops in the village, she is forced to choose between her duty to her family and her commitment as a health care provider.