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Tag Archives: Iran
Ejareh-Nesheenha / The Lodgers / The Tenants (1986) Dariush Mehrjui, Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Farimah Farjami, Comedy, Drama

Two brothers are involved in a dispute over a house in urban Tehran. It is only through a series of adventures with the tenants that they are able to settle their differences.
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Copie conforme / Certified Copy (2010) Abbas Kiarostami, Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Drama

James Miller has just written a book on the value of a copy versus the original work of art. Read More »
About Elly / Darbareye Elly (2009) Asghar Farhadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Writer/director Asghar Farhadi offers this revealing look at the Iranian middle class by examining how one simple lie can open up a Pandora’s box of problems. Read More »
Hamshahri / Fellow Citizen (1983) Abbas Kiarostami, Documentary

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Read More »
Ajans-E Shisheh-I / The Glass Agency (1999) Ebrahim Hatamikia, Parviz Parastui, Reza Kianian, Habib Rezaei, Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War

The Glass Agency is the story of a war veteran living in post war Iran. It depicts veterans who are suffering from social problems after the war. Read More »
Mogholha / The mongols (1973) Fahimeh Rastegar, Parviz Kimiavi, Aqa Seyyed, Adventure, Drama, History

A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film Read More »
Barefoot in Heaven (2007) Pa berahne dar behesht

‘Barefoot In Paradise’ tells an emotionally engaging story about a clergyman who decides to fulfil his military service in a medical institution. Read More »
Lantouri (2016) Reza Dormishian, Baran Kosari, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Maryam Palizban, Drama, Romance

Lantouri is the name of a gang that mugs people in broad daylight on the streets of Tehran and breaks into homes in the city’s rich northern district.
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Red Rose (2014) Sepideh Farsi, Javad Djavahery, Darya Djavahery-Farsi, Babak Farahani, Drama, Romance

Tehran. June 2009. The uproar of a city swinging with the “Green Wave” of protest to the rigged presidential election. An apartment as a shelter. A man and a woman who belong to two different generations. A mobile phone and a computer to communicate with the free world. A love story, that will change two lives.
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