Crisis of Masculinity in 'Curiosity Kills the Cat' (2006, dir. Zhang Yibai) and 'Fireworks Wednesday' (2006, dir. Asghar Farhadi)
Looking at one Chinese film and another Iranian, Chinese film 'Curiosity Kills the Cat' and Iranian film 'Fireworks Wednesday', this presentation brings into dialogue the differing but overlapping experiences of men and women to nuance our understanding of women’s agency in the Global South.