The 8th BJIFF
English Title:Untaken Paths
Director:Tahmineh Milani
Running Time:106min
Genres:Feature
Country:Iran
Premiere Status:Chinese Premiere
Mali, a young girl, meets Sia and starts a secret relationship with him. Soon Mali's traditional family find out about their relationship. According to the cultural rules, the only way she can continue her relationship with Sia, is for them to get married. Despite disapproval of Mali's family, it happens very quickly. Sia, incapable of managing his new life, starts practicing his father's methods with using physical violence on Mali. Now Mali, with destructed self-confidence and personality and losing her family's support, becomes more and more depressed as each day goes by...