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Tag Archives: Iran
Coup 53 (2019) Taghi Amirani, Ralph Fiennes, Walter Murch, Winston Churchill
A real-life cliff-hanger thriller, this daring documentary dissects the 1953 British-American coup Read More »
The Child and the Soldier AKA Koudak va sarbaz (2000) Reza Mirkarimi, Mehdi Lotfi, Rohalah Hosseyni, Soghra Obeisi
On New Year’s Eve, a young soldier is looking forward to going home Read More »
A Party in Hell AKA Shab-neshini dar jahannam (1956) Samuel Khachikian, Mushegh Sarvari, Reza Arham Sadr, Rufia, Ezzatollah Vosoogh
Hajji Jabbar is a miser, greedy and disliked businessman. Read More »
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 »
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 »