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Tag Archives: Persian
Baduk (1992) Majid Majidi, Mohammad Kasebi, Mehrollah Mazarehi, Norahmad Barahoi
Baduk is the name of the child who works in smuggling, due to poverty he Read More »
A Moon for My Father (2019) Mania Akbari, Douglas White
An Iranian filmmaker and her British sculptor partner read letters Read More »
Travellers AKA Mosaferan (1992) Bahram Beizai, Mozhdeh Shamsai, Homa Rusta, Jamileh Sheikhi
A young woman’s wedding becomes a ritual of mourning when her sister Read More »
Night of the Hunchback AKA Shabe ghuzi (1965) Farokh Ghafari, Farhang Amiri, Paria Hakemi
Adapted from a story in 1001 Nights and set in a popular theatre troupe Read More »
Djomeh (2000) Hassan Yektapanah, Jalil Nazari, Rashid Akbari, Mahmoud Behraznia
Djomeh is a young Afghan man who has come to live in Iran because of family trouble. Read More »
An Apple from Paradise (2010) Homayun Morowat, Hashmat Fanaei, Rajab Gussainov, Mohaiuddin Safa
A pious old man, who is a proponent of suicide attackers, comes to Kabul to visit his only son Read More »
Bitter dream AKA Khab-e talkh (2004) Mohsen Amiryoussefi, Yadollah Anvari, Abbas Esfandiari, Delbar Ghasri
For forty years, Esfandiar has been unconcernedly preparing corpses for the journey to their final resting place. Read More »
Ava (2017) Sadaf Foroughi, Vahid Aghapour, Parnian Akhtari, Sarah Alimardani
Ava’s life is dictated by rules. Coming of age in Iran, she faces pressure to conform Read More »
Mother AKA Madar (1990) Ali Hatami, Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farimah Farjami
The film progresses along two distinct but interwoven series of events. Read More »
Ten AKA Dah (2002) Abbas Kiarostami, Mania Akbari, Amina Maher, Kamran Adl
Ten, the latest film by Iranian master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami Read More »
The Key AKA Kelid (1987) Ebrahim Forouzesh, Mahnaz Ansarian, Abbas Jafari, Amir Mohammad Pourhassan
Calamity by four-year old might be another title for this tense, humorous drama. Read More »
The White Balloon AKA Badkonake sefid (1995) Jafar Panahi, Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Razieh wants a fat goldfish for the Iranian New Years celebration instead of the skinny Read More »
Mum’s Guest AKA Mehman-e maman (2004) Dariush Mehrjui, Golab Adineh, Parsa Pirouzfar, Amin Hayayee
Directed by Dariush Mehrjui, ‘Mom’s Guest’ is set against the backdrop of the Iraq-Iran war Read More »
Mr. Gullible AKA Aghaye Halou (1970) Dariush Mehrjui, Ali Nassirian, Ezzatolah Entezami, Fakhri Khorvash
A man from village goes to city, to find a job and marry a wife. Read More »