Mahvash Zia Sheikholeslami

Mahvash Zia Sheikholeslami

Mahvash Sheikholeslami Born in Iran and studied cinema at the London Film School. She has shot four documentaries and has been on active producer since 1975. She tought cinema at University TV in Tehran and produced movies and TV serials of most famous Iranian filmmakers.

Since 1996 she has been making her own films. Among them: Yufek (1999, Grand Prix Tampere international Film Festival. First Prize Arg-e jaded Documentary Film Festival. Best Director International Iranian Young Cinema Charsho 2000 Best Director Award at the International Iranian Cinema.,Pire Hara 2001:Grand Prix International Marine Kish Film Festival.Award of Excellence Yamagata International documentary Film Festival. Pershang, Dooz, Murderer& Murdered (Arte TV) and participated too many other Festivals. Article 61 ( 2005 Locarno International film Festival Amsterdam Film Festival ( IDFA), Prague One World International Film Festival As a Jury,Tampere international film festival (2000 International Fajr film festival (2000 International Iranian Young cinema (2002 Kish documentary film festival Naft (oil) International film festival in Abadan Cinemaye Iran film Festival. Jashnvareh Zanan 2005

Resource: Roma Independant Film Festival

Article 61, 刑法第六十一條

片名：刑法第六十一條（Article 61）

導演：馬赫娃什．謝克侯列斯拉米（Mahvash Sheikholeslami）

影片簡介：

導演在愛文（Evin）女子監獄訪問四位殺了施暴者的女性，記述她們的生命故事。

伊斯蘭刑法的第六十一條明令，當一個人的生命或名譽受到立即性威脅時，可以武力反抗。但是事實上，當伊斯蘭婦女犯殺人罪時，法官極少採用第六十一條，反而採用傳統習俗「以牙還牙以眼還眼」（quid pro quo）做宣判依據。如果婦女遭到強暴，她們會被控通姦罪，處以死刑；如果她們親手殺了強暴者，她們會被控謀殺罪，處以死刑。

本片穿插著這四位女性的經歷，以及她們的家人缺乏法律援助、禁止再上訴的現況。她們以求情書或國際人道組織的聲援求得緩刑，也有一兩個人曾因此被釋放，但這都是極罕見的案例。