Docs Ireland: Cutting Through Rocks showing at Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast.

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Sat 20 Jun 2026

20:15

CertificateNot Rated

Year2026

GenreDocumentary

Director(s)Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki

Language Azerbaijani, Turkish, Persian, English

CountryUSA, Canada, Chile, Qatar, Germany, Iran

Running Time1HR 35MINS

Extra InfoPartially subtitled in English

Season Docs Ireland 2026

As the first elected councilwoman of her Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi aims to break long-held patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages.

When accusations arise questioning Sara’s intentions to empower the girls, her identity is put in turmoil.

Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary, this film very successfully describes the details, complexity and humanity present daily in Iran.