Snowy Roads • Directed by Hayedeh Moradi • 2018 • Iran

Set in the Ardabil province in Iran, Snowy Roads explores what it means to be a teenage girl in an environment where girls are not allowed to continue their education due to financial hardship and their villages’ traditional beliefs. In these villages, most girls are forced to drop out when they finish primary school, whereas boys are encouraged to finish high school and attend university. In one particular scene of the film, when the director asks the men of these villages why they disapprove of girls receiving an education, they mainly refer to morals and traditions.

Snowy Roads portrays the hardship faced by girls who are surrounded not only by deep snow and steep mountains but also by the patriarchal beliefs that have effectively destroyed their future. But despite being imprisoned within the four walls of their houses, forced to learn domestic chores such as weaving carpets, knitting, and tailoring, they still dare to dream big and hope for a brighter future.


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