An Eye for an Eye
Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari, 2025, 84 minutes.
In Persian with English subtitles.

An Eye for an Eye is a documentary that unfolds like a real-life courtroom thriller that pulls you inside a justice system unlike any other — one where the fate of a life doesn’t rest with a judge, but in the hands of a grieving family who can choose retribution or forgiveness.

Years after killing her abusive husband in an act of self-defense, Tahereh now faces execution unless she can pay the Diya — blood money demanded by her abuser’s family. With the clock ticking and public sympathy running low, her son Mohsen is thrust into a desperate race against time to save his mother’s life, turning to outside donors in a society where victims of domestic abuse are often met with silence — or scorn.

Directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian, the film unfolds with the intimacy of a family drama and the tension of a thriller, asking a question that stays with you long after the credits: when forgiveness has a price, what is a life worth?

A discussion and Q&A with Director Tanaz Eshaghian will follow the screening.