Character Relationship Map: No Choice

Characters

• Dr. Pendar (played by Fatemeh Motamed-Arya) — supporting

  Dr. Pendar is the gynecologist whom the lawyer locates while investigating Golbahar’s sterilization. The lawyer suspects that this doctor may have performed the surgery, but Dr. Pendar does not confir...

• Karim (played by Babak Karimi) — supporting
• head of the hospital (played by Homayoun Ershadi) — supporting
• Judge (played by Reza Behboudi) — supporting

Story Analysis

The synopsis follows Golbahar's coercive circumstances, the discovery that her tubes were tied, and a lawyer's attempt to investigate how it happened.

Plot Progression

1. A Life Without Security — The story introduces three women living in different circumstances in Iran. It focuses on Golbahar, a homeless sixteen-year-old who has been producing and selling babies since childhood.
2. A Threatened Pregnancy — Golbahar is sold to a middle-aged man to bear his child. When she is not pregnant after a month, a pimp threatens to kill her unless she becomes pregnant soon.
3. The Medical Discovery — Medical tests reveal that Golbahar's tubes have been tied without her knowledge. She suspects the procedure may have happened during an earlier hospitalization after an accident.
4. A Search for Accountability — A social worker introduces Golbahar to a lawyer, who suspects an unofficial policy targeting homeless people. The lawyer finds a gynecologist who may have performed the surgery, but the doctor does no...