Vantafe 1970
If the damned gold wouldn't go down the drain we wouldn't be in this mess...
If the damned gold wouldn't go down the drain we wouldn't be in this mess...
The satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community?
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing encounters abound, but they soon discover that the local hospitality is rivaled by the desire to protect old traditions.
It is few days left to Amir's 40th birthday but an incident enters him into a big crisis which makes him to begin searching for a solution.
Pizza man Hussein is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working-class attire, he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion – an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid for wealth.
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two Iranian sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
Jalil is 17-year-old boy living with his Iranian family in a suburb near Helsinki. Though he has lived in Finland all his life, it seems hard for him to find acceptance among the "native" Finns. At home he faces the opposite problem. His parents demand him to respect Iranian cultural traditions. Jalil is about one day in the life of a boy standing on the edge of two cultures. On this summer day big things are bound to culminate; religion, identity, love.
Forbidden is about social and family crimes that break the red line in some families. Morteza and his friend, who have an old relationship, are challenged by the arrival of a young girl. Morteza, who has returned to his hometown after a long time, does not know what betrayal and love awaits him.
Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war. Said falls in with a group of old men looking for their bombed-out village; he offers to guide them, and takes as his wife Halaleh, the clan's lone woman, a widow with a young son. Reeboir attaches himself to a dozen pre-teen boys weighed down by contraband they carry across the border; they're mules, always on the move. Said and Reeboir try to teach as their potential students keep walking. Danger is close; armed soldiers patrol the skies, the roads, and the border. Is there a role for a teacher? Is there hope?
An old man with a hearing aid tires of listening to the noises of the town. But when he takes his aid out he can't hear his grandchildren coming to see him.
When Amir learns that the woman who is to marry his younger brother Reza is having an affair with another man, he murders her to restore his family's good name. Considering the killing to be a matter of honor, Amir stoically goes to prison for 12 years where his fellow inmates regard him as a hero. But when he is released, he discovers that the Iran he knew has changed.
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.
Would God answer a letter for help?
In a small valley, riders pursue and kill a man. A horse thief, so his assassins claim. But for his ten year old son Issa, the disappearance of his father causes an avalanche of problems. With the family name stigmatized, Issa is bullied by the other children in the village. While his mother fights to clear her husbands name, Issa is left to his own devices. But unexpectedly, his solitude gives birth to his freedom, his real passion, horses.
Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.
A group of anti-revolutionary monarchists based in Paris plot the overthrow of the Iranian government, with the help of powerful but shadowy American forces. They are arranging for the gradual smuggling of components into Iran to build a small nuclear weapon, for which they use eleven mules, each carrying a different part. The plan is that one week before the International Atomic Energy Agency is to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities, they will detonate the bomb near a famous sports stadium in Tehran in order to cause mayhem and mass destruction and discredit the Iranian government. Written and directed by Behrouz Afkhami, from a story that is loosely based on the novel The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth.
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.
A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching and what it means to them.
An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.
Koroush Afsharjam (Behnam Tashakor) is an unpopular Iranian scientist that invents a new powder that can turn dirty liquid into drinkable water. He gets a call from Paris indicating that he could come to Paris and announce his new invention to the world. After he gets in a car crash, laying on the ground, Gholam (Amin Hayaei) decides to still his samsonite bag without any idea of what it holds. After Gholam becomes wanted by the police, he decides to use Koroosh's passport to go to Paris. After finding out what the powder does, he decides to sell it and get the money at any cost. His stupid brain and not knowing anything about English or Europe make this Hilarious character even better.
In the summary of the story of the series I am a tenant, it is stated that an old woman named Zamane Khanom, who owns a five-unit building in Tehran and returns from abroad, meets a boy named Masoud at the airport, and Masoud takes her to her home and after some time Masoud becomes the new manager of Zamaneh Khanum and...
Hedayat and Arsalan are two down and out ex-cons with a conscious who have fallen on hard times. When they hear that Meshkat, an old billionaire without any heirs, is in a coma and likely to die, they come up with a plan to once and for all relieve themselves from their misfortunes. Hedayat forges a birth certificate for Arsalan so he can claim to be a long lost nephew of Meshkat. Things, however, don't always go as smoothly as they plan...
We are playing friends, we are in the right, we will hit, kill, kill, we will die until the end, but we will not forgive, no matter what happens, we are still here, we are still alive.
The whole story started on a spring morning in Shekar Abad, where Jamshid Ghasempour was released from prison and Reza Khorsand finally got a job. But something happened that ruined everything.
The "Secret Army" series is a reasoning and inference group game whose fictional story is taken from the popular series of the same name with the theme of the events of World War II: a battle between the partisans and the Nazi German army to save the pilots. The story of this scenario is as follows: during the Second World War, ten actors in different roles of partisans, Colonel Kessler, Gestapo, pilot, Reinhard, etc. gather at the Candid Cafe in Belgium in 1945 for a real game. and do real
My dear mother, release all these women so that the inside of the palace is empty. The father of the burnt ones tunes the theme to make the qibla of the world lustful.
About the program: A conversation-oriented and different program that takes you to a journey deep into human experiences and the world of books, movies, music, etc. By inviting distinguished guests from the world of art, literature, philosophy, poetry, science, sports, etc., this program deals with the influential moments of life. Here in the present life is a little bit of yesterday, a little bit of tomorrow and a lot of today...
Houshang is a simple and honest teacher who is satisfied with his life and does not have much interest in the world, but unwittingly goes in a way that changes his life and enters the process of embezzlement and fraud. He unexpectedly owns wealth and wealth, and is outspoken from his former character.
On the ground, Nasser, a down-on-his-luck petty criminal and perpetually losing bettor, is about to make the last and biggest gamble of his life. Until then, he must hide himself from the enemies who thirst for his blood... On Mars, Luna, the Earth-Mars lady and real estate consultant of the Martian residence, is busy with work and family life problems. He is waiting for a mysterious package that is going to reach him from the ground...
Sujan is a Gilani girl with kindness and steely will. In the heart of the green forests of the north and in the midst of historical events, he experiences romantic adventures that will change him forever. From the saga of the Jungle Movement to the Pahlavi era, Sujan fights with all his heart for his family and land.
Amir loses his heart to another girl, contrary to the promises he made with his cousin. The revelation of this love has made Amir's family move and...
Aisan and Jakan's love bond gets a new life after going through the difficult days of their life together. They go on their honeymoon to water their love tree...a journey that ends in darkness.
A young translator discovers new paths in his work. Going through these winding paths makes him realize a family secret that casts a shadow on his life and his family's future. A shadow that can threaten the peace of a city.
Hashem migrates to Tehran with his family because of a heart problem, his wife's insistence, and the hope of a better job. But living in Tehran puts him and his family in a lot of trouble.
Barzo Shams, a successful businessman and tower builder, meets his old friend on the night of his only grandson's naming ceremony. Now this meeting has exposed Barzo's past life and will change his life.
Emad, a well-known cleric and TV personality, is suddenly faced with serious accusations that put him and his family in a complicated situation and ...
Javid is a 17 year old youngster from the southern part of the city and has no identity card. he's desperately trying to prove he's identity through he's aunt so that he could marry the love of he's life Abra.