Simultaneously the first film by Marva Nabili, in a stunning directorial debut, and the oldest surviving (in its entirety) Iranian film directed by a woman. In this 4K restoration, a young woman in pre-revolutionary Iran finds herself at a crossroads between tradition and the desire for freedom, where her refusal of marriage offers is equated by her family with possession by malevolent spirits. Digitally restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the Golden Globe Foundation, Century Arts Foundation, Farhang Foundation and Mark Amin. Restored from the 16mm original A/B negatives, color reversal internegative, magnetic track and optical track negative. Laboratory services by illuminate Hollywood, Corpus Fluxus, Endpoint Audio Labs, Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Thomas Fucci, Marva Nabili and Garineh Nazarian.