Why do Iranians believe this is supposed to be a documentary about Iran?

Yeah, I have Iranian friends in school whose families came here to escape that "ancient and complex culture" some people yammer on about. Not one of them would go back if you gave them the keys to the kingdom.



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caz that's what the ppl of a nation thino when the madeup experience of one women is shown for the world & every one dreads their country & believes it.

It is really easy to sit back & accept whatever lies they feed us in movies & not even giving the people of the nations being slandered by holly woood producers,the benefit of the doubt.This is not the first nor the last time that we see such movies drag not one,not 10 but millions of ppl's names through the mud just by making a movie most of which are made in the name of Comedies,the others dramas "based on truth".America's policy towards Iran & the middle east is obvious & its media tries to leave thae same impresion in public minds by showing the middle eastern ppl as a neanderthal generation,violent with no culture or civilization.
if they wanna let ppl know the truth why don't they tell them about the plans made by them & Betty -who is a member of CIA -several years before marrying Dr.Mahmud?Alice Sharif ,one of Betty's friends that also married an Iranian & now lives a happy ,rich life in Iran says"She betrayed all of us because we had a great life in Iran & were financially Supported by our educated husbands".The lies shown in this movie simply didn't include the cruelty of such a she-beast who prevented a compassionate father from seeing his only daughter ;a great unrecovereable sorrow that eventually lead to his death!
Before judgement hear both sides of the argument,if you believe in Justice

Nobody likes negative stereotypes, especially when it applies to them.
It's not your fault if you don't associate the pain of a negative film to your culture or nation. Perhaps you're American (like me) and white. Imagine how a black guy feels when he sees an urban crime drama where the black guy ends up being the culprit.

I think the movie is more of an assault on Islamic extremism than it is on Iranian people. I haven't yet met an Iranian that has ever acted with such malice for their wife and child.

Los Angeles has the largest population of Iranian people outside of the country, and yet you don't see women walking around in chadors and asking for permission to go to Ralphs. That is purely a religious construct that the Iranian people are happy to shed when they leave their country.

Some exceptions apply, as shown in this movie. They do bring their strong family values with them. It's unfortunate that showing middle easterns in a positive light isn't likely to set records at the box office.

I am a Western woman and I am not a "deasease carrying whore." I've had one man in my life. One, whom I was married to. And I know many women like me.

You criticize others for blanket statements and then state that all western women are whores.

You also disbelieve Betty because you can't believe that men could be so cruel. Some men are. There is no reason to disbelieve her. I fail to understand what you mean by Betty's whoredom. Do you mean her right not to be abused and to raise her daughter?

You sound like a man who hates women and doesn't think they should have rights to their bodies and their children.

Betty married Moody in the states. She was raising her daughter there. She never agreed to move. Her and her daughter were kidnapped by Moody.

But I guess in your world women shouldn't have any say over these matters. If they have a mind then they must be whores.

So, how long have you been suffering from acute misogyny?

Especially indicative as to how far your reply was from hitting the mark, you apparently think a female can be emasculated.

Fail. Better luck next time Skippy. My condolences for being married to someone who hails from the nation for which the term "ethnic cleansing" had to be invented. You go get you some of that AWESOME sharia law now, ya hear?

Savoir, c'est pouvoir

Yeah, it's not like Iran-haters are doing what you said in the title.

If I wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I would have gone to bed with Martin Luther

To the OP: I believe that this movie, and especially the book on which its based, reflect more than one Iranian man and his family. They inevitably reflect, to a degree, the culture, mores, attitudes, lifestyle of Iranian society.


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