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Ava (15)
Directed by Sadaf Foloughi
THE constraints and pressures on women to conform in a strict patriarchal society are laid bare in this poignant Iranian coming-of-age tale.
It follows the misfortunes of a young girl who is banished from all social institutions simply because she wants to be different.
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