Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Alegria Productions, ARTE
Red Lipstick
Audience Score
DirectorShiva Sanjari
WriterShiva Sanjari
40 minDocumentary
Plot
Against a backdrop of fortune telling and cosmetic tattoos, charismatic and creative salon owner Masoumeh navigates intimate conversations inside her shop in the Tehran neighborhood of Shush. Clients and neighbors open up as they enlist Masoumeh's expertise in this subtle examination of gender politics, fate, and cultural conventions and rituals of beauty.
