In order to cope with loss of her best friend, and the strict rules of dress and conduct imposed on all women in Iran in the mid-1980s, 8 year-old Neda escapes into her own fantasy world. Her little haven is shattered when her mother goes into labor while they hide in the basement during a bombing.

Set in Iran during the mid1980s, Kid Behind the Iron Door tells the story of 8 year-old Neda and her family as they struggle to live through constant air strikes long enough to escape the country. Even at such a young age, Neda knows that being a woman in this environment is very difficult. She rebels against the strict dress code imposed on all women and wishes she were a boy, just like Aden, her best friend who was recently killed in the unrest. Neda seeks shelter inside a little yellow tent in her family’s basement, and hides behind an old pair of aviator goggles that were once Aden’s.

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