My husband is a struggling artist trying to make his first film outside of US.  I came across this website through documentary.org.

In any case, the title of the film really strike me. Watching this doc. brought tears to my eyes. The Persians I seen here in California are wealthy and stuck up. They gave me the impression of Iran as a very rich country. Of course, that is false. Now, I have learned about the ordinary Iranians who struggle every day.

just a response to Scott’s comment “… I found some of the discussions almost too formal - too staged ...”

as a Persian, i can attest to the fact that this is how Persians talk on a daily basis; even when visiting family. we’re a very formal people.

One wonders as the borders of world become more transparent, how the value of a donated kidney in Iran would increase in value to others in lands far away; an organ market that is truly a market. If the driver is purely financial, then why not travel and get paid 5k, 10, 20k? The highest bidder? In a culture in which trade and barter is the norm, the government has fixed prices; they has got to be some other mechanism in Iran for the wealthier recipients that allows them to pay more for a “quality” interaction.

I found some of the discussions almost too formal—too staged; i would need to understand more of the culture to gain a deeper appreciation.

The sadness that a donated kidney does not ultimately benefit the donor except that they donated; the recipient a benefactor. Why the government put themselves in this Khafkasian situation in the first place is extraordinary?

I would love to know if others have created films looking at kidney donations across multicultures.