Scheherazade's Diary

In 2012, after a 10 months drama therapy workshop, the women inmates of a Beirut prison presented their play Scheherazade in Baabda inside prison to the audience. This film follows the women during these 10 months. The women tell their stories showing how difficult it is to be a woman in Lebanon, and in general in the Arab world, which is governed by a patriarchal mentality. They convey the voices of all women who are imprisoned by oppressive mentalities which in many cases lead women to crime.

Release Date

December 11, 2013

Status

Released

Original Title

يوميّات شهرزاد

Runtime

1h 18min

Budget

Revenue

$41,797

Language

Arabic

Production Companies

Catharsis