For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. Read More »
Tag Archives: Persian
Bashu, the Little Stranger AKA Bashu, gharibeye koochak (1989) Bahram Beizai, Susan Taslimi, Parviz Poorhosseini, Adnan Afravian
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Read More »
Downpour AKA Ragbar (1972) Bahram Beizai, Parviz Fanizadeh, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Layegh
A well educated and humble teacher arrives in a new city and at a new job in the pre-revolutionary Iran. Read More »
The Silence AKA Sokout (1998) Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Tahmineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva, Goibibi Ziadolahyeva
Because of his special gift in identifying objects by the sounds they make Read More »
A Few Days Later… AKA Chand rooz ba’d… (2006) Niki Karimi, Behrang Alavi, Ehsan Amani, Ali-Reza Anoushfar
The story is about a woman Shahrzad who is being a while that should make an important decision. Read More »
Prince Ehtejab (1974) Bahman Farmanara, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Fakhri Khorvash, Valiyollah Shirandami
Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tuberculosis, which he knows is fatal. Read More »
The Blind Owl (1975) Kiumars Derambakhsh, Parviz Fanizadeh, Farshid Farshood, Novin Ghiasi
The uncle of the young narrator enters his house unexpectedly. Read More »
Two-Legged Horse (2008) Samira Makhmalbaf, Ziya Mirza Mohamad, Haron Ahad, Gol-Ghotai
A father who has a young son with one leg and no other household members must go to India for some weeks. Read More »
Through the Olive Trees (1994) Abbas Kiarostami, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva
The movie focuses on one of the events in Zendegi Edame Darad (1992) Read More »
Beautiful City (2004) Asghar Farhadi, Taraneh Alidoosti, Faramarz Gharibian, Babak Ansari
Directed by multi-award winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, ‘Beautiful City’ is a cinematic gem not to be missed. Read More »