The Lady Of Heaven

A film made by a Shia cleric to honor a Shia saint was banned in Shia-majority Iraq for being too divisive .

Setting aside theology, how does The Lady of Heaven function as a film? The Lady of Heaven

The film’s climax is devastating: the door of Fatima’s house is rammed, causing it to fall on her, crushing her ribs and causing the miscarriage of her unborn son, Muhsin. She dies shortly thereafter, estranged from the political establishment of the time. A film made by a Shia cleric to