Maryam accidentally killed her husband Nasser and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona, Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a TV show and forgive Maryam. But forgiveness proves difficult when they are forced to relive the past.
Set on the southern coast of Iran, "Harmonica" begins as a young boy receives a musical present from abroad. Fascinated and envious, his friends make him the leader of the pack, as they compete for the privilege of holding the harmonica or even blowing a few notes, until the games and horseplay begin to take on a sinister edge.
Takes place in the early 2000s, during a period when the country's political situation is heavily influenced by the US military attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq. Despite the years that have passed since the end of the war, the shadow of fear and terror has once again reminded people of the dark days of the past. The plot revolves around New Year's Eve in a not-so-wealthy family living in Abadan. The father of the family is an addict and is desperate for drugs, which has disrupted the household atmosphere. However, the sudden occurrence of a catastrophic event changes everything, and the family realizes that in the short distance between life and death, they need each other more than ever.
Mashallah Iranmanesh is coming to Tehran from his city Kerman to sell apartment no. 13 which he has inherited. With its money he wants to marry the girl he is in love with and also buy a work shop so he can work in it. But because of the bad neighbors and their problems things are not going as he desires to.
Akbar, after completing his period of exile, goes to Tehran to attend the wedding ceremony of his brother Habib and Maryam. But when he arrives, he finds that a mourning chamber has been set up for his brother instead.
Afghan documentary maker Najiba Noori offers not only a loving and intimate portrait of her mother Hawa, but also shows in detail how the arduous improvement of the position of women is undone by geopolitical violence. The film follows the fortunes of Noori’s family, who belong to the Hazaras, an ethnic group that has suffered greatly from discrimination and persecution.
"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).
'Two Sisters' follows the story of a young hustler who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. When he meets two beautiful sisters, Mina and Mahtab, he begins contacting both of them – in two disguises. As he masquerades as 'Amir' and 'Afshin,' things become increasingly complicated. Mohammad Reza Golzar’s dual performance takes center stage in this comedic drama.
Moslem is a truck driver who has just been released from prison. At the invitation of a friend named Safar, he goes to a roadside stop on the outskirts of the city for work, where he unexpectedly encounters his former love — who has now become a prize offered to drivers. He then falls in love with a young woman who is the daughter of this former lover, but in the end he discovers that she is actually his own daughter…
Tara, a young beautiful widow, returns with her two children from the country to her village. On her way home, she finds out that her grandfather has passed away. She distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day on the road, she meets an ancient warrior. He claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back. Tara finally submits the sword to him, but he returns upon realizing that he has fallen powerfully in love with her.
After a rock is thrown through a window, two families become intertwined in a dispute after an incident following an unsuccessful marriage. The couple in question try to hash out what actually went wrong, as the surrounding family members point fingers at one another. Tension builds as all of their other problems seem to bubble to the surface at the same time.
When Salim - who sells governmental forbidden western music and film tapes in the streets- discovers he has a fatal brain tumor, he decides to join the army and get killed defending his ...
The story of this film revolves around the empty lives of Instagram celebrities and tells the unspoken truths of the virtual world.
Documentary about Iranian actor Jamshid Mashayekhi (Persian: جمشید مشایخی, November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019).
Against oppression, change, and seismic political shifts, a father and his daughter find solace in the seemingly clandestine act of kite flying, in the latest by Afghan filmmaker Tarique Qayumi.
Follows police detective Mohammad Alavi as he tries to deal with the death of his wife and daughters, and solve the case of a murdered woman.
Three years after his marriage, Bahram decides to take her wife to honeymoon.
Bita (Hatami), a successful lawyer specializing in championing the cause of women’s rights in divorce cases, is blind to the trouble brewing in her own marriage. A snatch of gossip and a problem client with an unwanted pregnancy unexpectedly bring Bita’s problems home. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Shirin leads a peaceful life in Iranian good middle-class, until the day her uncle Saeed asks her father to hire her in his travel agency. She finally decides to work. Her destiny changes, as she meets a young and attractive American, who goes to the agency to buy a plane ticket for Shiraz, the city of roses and poets.
The story shows a different point of view of Iraq's invasion since it's narrated by self sacrificing fearless women who reach the army fortress in order to bring back weapons and ammunitions to stand against the enemy.
