Gender Representation in Iranian cinema

Studying cinema as a social and cultural phenomenon can lead us to the under-lying layers of social life. This aim has been pursued in this study through analysis of representation of gender relationships in feature films made after the Islamic Revolution. The opening question of this study is how gender inequality has been constructed in feature films after the Islamic Revolution. How does the way each genders confronts social issues differ meaningfully? The theoretical framework of this study was based on Feminist theory according to which gender relationships have been studied in Iranian cinema. In this study a total of 62 feature films have been analyzed using content analysis and the result proves all the hypotheses. These hypotheses confirm the existence of gender inequality in Iranian cinema in favor of men. Therefore, according to feminist theory, Iranian cinema can be considered patriarchal in regards to representation and construction of gender