The film begins in darkness, as Iranian teacher Roya (Melisa Sözen) wakes up locked in a three-by-three room. Formally daring, Mohammadi used sound and first-person point-of-view to fully immerse us in the experience of her tormented protagonist: darkness, snatches of conversation, dreams and confusion all blend. Unsure of her crime and with her family cruelly being used as blackmail, Roya is forced to choose between doing a sham confession or returning to prison.
Directed by documentarian and activist Mahnaz Mohammadi, Roya is not an easy watch — but it’s a necessary one.
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