Réalisme, ma sœur. Le réalisme et le voile obligatoire à l'époque post-Mahsa Amini

Abstract

This article aims to rethink the relationship between the idea of realism and the reality of mandatory veiling in Iran, in the light of the demonstrations following the death of Mahsa Amini. It assumes that after the emergence of Vida Movahed and especially with the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, this relationship has become more conflictual than ever. By offering a brief overview of the evolution of the representation of veiled women within the works of two major Iranian realist filmmakers, Abbas Kiarostami and Kianoush Ayari, we seek to highlight the long journey of confronting censorship, which finds its triumph in the photographs taken by Mahsa Amini’s revolutionary demonstrators.