Post #2- Middle Eastern Film

A Middle Eastern film that I have recently seen on campus was "A Separation."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1832382/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Sswx_vrWk

This film is about two families who come from different worlds and how their two worlds end up colliding.  Many aspects of the movie are ones that we have touched upon in class ultimately allowing for this film to have or be a connection to our class/course.  For example, we have touched upon women and their veil and how in some Middle Eastern countries women do not wear their veil in side while others do.  We also talked about how the overall view of the veil has changed over time.  In the film it shows the women wearing their veils at all points of the day/night; whether they were inside or outside.  An topic that we have talked about in class and I saw in the movie was the use of the Qur'an.  We have talked about how the Qur'an is a very important to some while not as important to others.  In the film the rather poorer family lives their daily lives by the Qur'an while the wealthier family does not and this is a huge difference seen in the movie.  Lastly, the movie shows families of the Middle East in different lights such as women working or not and we have touched upon the topic of women in the Middle East and what their proper roles are in class as well.  This movie gave some great insight to what life is like for different classes of families and that was important to see as we start to dive into the many countries, cultures, and family traditions etc. of the Middle East.