The Day I Became A Woman

Name: The Day I Became A Woman
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-06-06

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Storyline

The film is a journey of the director to find an answer behind the trauma that shook her one fine morning at the age of twelve, when she had her first periods. Away from home and her mother on that particular day, she feared for her life, as she didn’t have the slightest clue about what was going on in her body. Her journey within the film extends to the experiences of several women around menstruation, through interactions with her daughter and a few friends. Finally, after thirty years, she confronts her mother.

Details

DirectorMoupia Mukherjee

ReleasedJun 6, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Meshkini has made an excellent contribution to Iranian cinema with this poetic, emotionally poignant film.”

88% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Chase Hutchinson

RTSeattle TimesJul 29, 2025

A poetic, resonant portrait of life for Iranian women split into three parts and all made quietly beautiful in Meshkini’s eye, it’s a must-see for any lover of film.

Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerAug 26, 2019

A masterwork of symbolic cinema; it depicts, with vast imagination, the ordeals faced by women in modern Iranian society.

Eric Harrison

RTHouston ChronicleMay 11, 2001

A hauntingly simple, profound and beautiful movie.

Amelie Lasker

RTFF2 MediaFeb 25, 2021

Makhmalbaf's skill as a storyteller shines in her ability to condense meaning into an image or snippet of dialogue.