---
title: 'Divorce Iranian Style (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ziba Mir-Hosseini'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Iran'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/divorce-iranian-style-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166169/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Divorce Iranian Style (1998)

1998 · 80 min · Documentary · Iran, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Divorce Iranian Style is a 1998 documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini which chronicles the legal battles of three Iranian couples as they seek divorce in the Iranian court system. The film documents three couples as they go through the various legal processes and cultural barriers as they seek to file for divorce and highlights the poignant differences of men and women in the court system. The film also shows the complexity of blending religious law with a state run court system.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ziba Mir-Hosseini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ziba-mir-hosseini), [Kim Longinotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-longinotto)
- **Screenplay:** [Ziba Mir-Hosseini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ziba-mir-hosseini)

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