Inside the Iranian Uprising

Inside the Iranian Uprising 2023 Directed by Majed Neisi

In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. She had been arrested by Iran’s religious police, accused of not wearing her hijab properly. The authorities said she had died of a heart attack, but rumors spread that she had been beaten on arrest. Citizens took to the streets in their thousands in fury. This is an extraordinary and shocking insight into what has been happening across Iran, revealing a regime under huge pressure and resorting to extreme cruelty to control its citizens.

Country United Kingdom

Production Country United Kingdom

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Kurdish , Persian

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Passion Pictures

Release Date 29 June 2023

53 mins