The Day I Became a Woman

The Day I Became a Woman

Directed by Marziyeh Meshkiny

Produced by Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

200074 min6.1 / 10

A triptych of interconnected stories about women at different life stages claiming agency and freedom against cultural constraints, told with warmth, humor, and quiet defiance.

A girl reaches the age of nine and is supposed to act as a grown woman according to her family. A girl participates in a bike race against the will of her husband. An elderly woman decides she wants to buy all the things she always wanted but could never get.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Day I Became a Woman end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Day I Became a Woman scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Day I Became a Woman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Day I Became a Woman easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Day I Became a Woman sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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