Synopsis
In 2004, Marjaneh Halati, an Iranian psychologist from London, established a crisis centre in Teheran for teenage girls with domestic problems. The Glass House depicts the girls from the underclass of Iran and their gloomy stories: Samira struggles to overcome forced drug addiction; Mitra harnesses abandonment into her creative writing; Sussan teeters on a dangerous ledge after years of sexual abuse; and Nazila burgeons out of her hatred with her blazing rap music. Halati's centre helps them find solutions through education, mediation, therapy and explanations about Iranian society. Girls who turn to her centre transform into resourceful young ladies who can take care of themselves. They feel safe and loved there, and for them Halati represents a heroine and a mother. Director Hamid Rahmanian's camera gets as close as possible, thus becoming part of the girls' lives. Rahmanian, who depicts Tehran in a visually pleasing way, even manages to bring dissenting relatives together for the film. There's no voice-over, but rather an occasional on-screen text to clarify situations and terminology.
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