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The latest part of our Women You Should Know series profiles Manijeh Hekmat – one of Iran’s most successful actresses, producers, and directors. Manijeh Hekmat started out in the film business when she was 15 by taking simple jobs. And then in 2002, she released her first film – “Women’s Prison” – to critical and international acclaim. “I most of the world, this is a man’s job. It took me 30 years to become a director and producer.” Manijeh Hekmat, the director of the controversial 2002 drama “Women’s Prison”, has disclosed her wish to make a biopic on Musa al-Sadr, a Shia Muslim religious and political leader in Iraq who is also known as Imam Musa.
