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This Oscar-nominated documentary follows an fearless Iranian woman who becomes the first female council member in her rural village. She confronts deeply ingrained patriarchal traditions, promising to reduce child marriages and guarantee education for girls, while also working to secure a much-needed gas connection for the village. Facing societal pushback and a system where women are often disenfranchised, she works behind closed doors, taking in a teenager to prevent her early marriage and secretly teaching girls to ride motorcycles.