ELMA
Samira Makhmalbaf Fransa, 1998
Treading the boundary of reenactment and fiction, Samira Makhmalbaf’s directorial debut—shot when she was 17 years old—sheds light on a harrowing true story of familial subjugation by casting its real-life subjects. A formidable work of social commentary that invokes the cathartic power of cinema.