A passionate declaration of love for the cinema and poetry of Iran, which also offers a frank view of the precarious situation Read More »
Tag Archives: Jafar Panahi
This Is Not a Film / In film nist (2011) Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
It’s been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. Read More »
Ayneh / The Mirror (1997) Jafar Panahi, Mina Mohammad Khani, Aida Mohammadkhani, Kazem Mojdehi
A girl in traditional female clothing, with her arm in plaster, comes out of school one day and doesn’t find her mother meeting her. Read More »
The White Balloon / 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 »
Crimson Gold AKA Talaye sorkh (2003) Jafar Panahi, Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji
For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. Read More »