A documentary on a vitally important aspect of Iranian society, OUR TIMES looks at the changing role of women to a backdrop of the 2002 Iranian elections. Shot by female director Rakshan Bani-Etemad, the film focuses on an audacious run for president by a woman who is part of a wider group of politically-charged Iranian females who have decided to run for office. Naturally this is all a bolt out of the blue for the ultraconservative Iranian society that spawned them, but makes for fascinating viewing for the rest of us.
