Tag Archives: Persian

The Seed of the Sacred Fig
7.9

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, ...
Where God Is Not
7.2

Where God Is Not

May. 15, 2024

Where God Is Not

A prison cell is set up in an empty room on the edge of Paris. Three former political prisoners re-act how they were once interrogated and ...
Iran
6.9

Iran

Jan. 01, 1971

Iran

There are lots of helicopter shots in this short film directed by Claude Lelouch, showing a variety of landscapes, from the sea to the mountains ...
Universal Language
7.1

Universal Language

Dec. 18, 2024

Universal Language

Two women find frozen cash, try to retrieve it. A tour guide leads confused tourists around Winnipeg sites. A man quits his job, visits his ...
Hajji Washington
7.1

Hajji Washington

Feb. 01, 1983

Hajji Washington

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he ...
Abadan
6.5

Abadan

May. 05, 2004

Abadan

An old Iranian man disappears while searching for a friend who’s been dead ten years, so his agitated daughter enlists her estranged ...
The Stranger and the Fog
7.5

The Stranger and the Fog

May. 06, 1975

The Stranger and the Fog

In a remote village beside the sea in north of Iran the villagers see a boat which approaching them. In the boat is a wounded man Ayat who can ...
In the Land of Brothers
7.6

In the Land of Brothers

Aug. 15, 2024

In the Land of Brothers

Three members of an extended Afghan family start their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long struggle ahead to be ...
The Mongols
6.8

The Mongols

Oct. 01, 1973

The Mongols

A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film, receives an ...
The Patience Stone
6.9

The Patience Stone

Feb. 20, 2013

The Patience Stone

A woman in an unnamed, war-torn Middle Eastern country delivers an engrossing, emotional monologue to her comatose husband, in novelist and ...
Search
6.9

Search

Mar. 04, 1981

Search

It all began with “Black Friday” – a massacre on Sept 8, 1978, by the Shah’s police. Official pronouncements put the ...
Close-Up
8.3

Close-Up

May. 09, 1990

Close-Up

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event-the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the ...
The Other Side of Burka
7.4

The Other Side of Burka

Nov. 01, 2004

The Other Side of Burka

The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern island of Qeshm, Iran, which is a very strict ...
My Favourite Cake
7.7

My Favourite Cake

Jul. 11, 2024

My Favourite Cake

Seventy-year-old Mahin, solitary until now, chooses to revive her love life. A chance encounter becomes an unforgettable evening.
Oxidan
5.3

Oxidan

Jan. 17, 2018

Oxidan

Aslan’s fiance Negar is going abroad the country illegally and without informing him at all. Now he is after a way to get a visa and go ...
180 Degree Rule
5.7

180 Degree Rule

Sep. 14, 2020

180 Degree Rule

A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice ...
Grassland
0

Grassland

Feb. 01, 2022

Grassland

Dustland narrates a judicial story that takes place in court. Following the occurrence of a crime, the case is handed over to the interrogator, ...
The Great Yawn of History
5.5

The Great Yawn of History

Beitollah dreams of gold coins in a cave. Seeking a non-religious assistant, he recruits Shoja via fake bills. They search caves across Iran ...
Where Is The Friend’s House?
8.1

Where Is The Friend’s House?

As a young protagonist embarks on a humble quest, a beautiful allegory of friendship and morality is revealed. The first film in ...
Tatami
7.6

Tatami

Mar. 08, 2024

Tatami

The Iranian female judoka Leila is at the World Judo Championships, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Release: Tatami (2023) ...