(Year 2001) <  MY NAME IS ROCKY   Iran - Canada 2001 / Video / Color / 56 min. This documentary follows the court cases of five runaway girls in Iran. Maryam, Gelayol, Zeynab, Batool and Leila are four young women being dealt with in one of Tehran's judiciary complexes for Islamic guidance. Maryam, 19, has run away from home more than seven times, always for family reasons. Gelayol, also 19, ran away because her mother beat her. She is sentenced to prison for premarital sex. Zeynab, 20, was married at 13, divorced at 14 and beaten by her father. Batool, 18, was beaten by her parents and raped while wandering the city. Leila, 16, ran away from home after failing two school courses. Raped while alone in the city, she is returned to her parents. Two runaway girls are interviewed in a park and a young man discusses the beating of women. Phot.:  Mehdi Gangi.    Ed.:  Bahman Moshar.    Sales:  Bahman Moshar, 2208-1239 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3J5 (Canada), t�l.: (604) 681-6967, fax: (604) 682-1487, e-mail: [email protected].    Bahman Moshar Born in Iran in 1978, Bahman Moshar immigrated to Canada in 1995. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2000. My Name is Rocky marks his directorial debut.

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