Scenes from A Separation 2018
Documentary showing behind-the-scenes footage of the film 'Nader and Simin, A Separation'. Director Asghar Farhadi himself talks about his film and how the idea for it came about.
Documentary showing behind-the-scenes footage of the film 'Nader and Simin, A Separation'. Director Asghar Farhadi himself talks about his film and how the idea for it came about.
Rahmat travels to a host of islands in a vast salt pan in order to collect the inhabitant's tears for an unknown purpose. He is joined on his mysterious journey by a young boy searching for his father. As their travel nears its end, a potent critique of Iran's political leadership emerges.
THE BRIGHT DAY weaves a story that has its roots in the complexity of Iran’s draconian laws governing capital punishment. A kindergarten teacher hopes to aid the father of one of her young students, a man accused of manslaughter, by convincing each of seven reluctant witnesses to come forward. No one lacks a hidden agenda in this drama in which shades of truth collide with self-interest and the specter of payback. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.
A Pharaoh dreams of a future conqueror who will threaten his rule. As persecution begins, Moses is born secretly and rescued from Infanticide. Raised under divine guidance, he matures to confront tyranny and lead his people toward liberation.
Drama by Masoud Karamati.
An actor has been stuck in one of their roles for some time and is unable to separate themselves from it. The actor’s professional and personal life is affected by this role, and they can no longer distinguish between who they are and the character they play. They see eliminating themselves as the only way out of this crisis. Winner of the statuette and honorary diploma for Best Play in the playwriting section of the 38th Fajr International Theater Festival in 2019.
Me is written and directed by Soheil Beiraghi and produced by Saeed Sa’adi and Saeed Khani. The film is about Azar (Leila Hatami), a woman who acts as a middle-man for those seeking illicit goods. According to Beiraghi: “I didn’t want to portray an ordinary woman, but the one who is living a double life. She is a rebellious woman who rebels against the law and individuals.” Me was officially selected in the Certain Regard section at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival.
Set in the pastoral mountains of northern Iran, eight-year-old Sahand has been rendered mute by the loss of his mother during the war. He is taken care of by his older sister as he struggles to process his trauma.
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.
Five men escape to a remote island in order to fight the Devil. Four of them give into the temptations provided by the Devil, and die. However the last man is able to defeat the Devil by accepting God.
Kiarostami as we have never really known him before, despite the transformative power of his many movies. Filmmaker and close friend Samadian avoids the talking heads of so many artistic memoirs to offer more candid clips of Kiarostami the man: lover of poetry, convivial with friends, engaging landscapes on and off screen, laughing with other artists. The artist and visionary emerges more clearly but so does a loving, wondrous man whom we will miss now as much as the auteur.
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.
Ali gets a job and, by dint of dedication and patience, achieves a significant promotion and ends up becoming the manager of the company, as well as winning Meltem's love. However, this is not to the liking of his cousin Cihangir and his father, who instead are totally broke and want to get their revenge on Ali.
A young university professor, who leads a quiet and reclusive life and fills his life with reading and teaching literature, meet a young girl who has altered the course of her life for the sake of a man she loves. She has promised to meet her beloved at a certain spot on four consecutive nights exactly one year after their last meeting. The young professor's encounter with the young and passionate girl during four nights brings about significant changes in both of their lives and beliefs. Now concepts like love, literature and expection have a new meaning for them.
This piece is inspired by the memoirs of Sepideh Gholian. A prisoner of conscience at 26 years old in Bushehr prison, Iran.
A man and a woman have a car accident in the north of Iran. They go into a coma but their spouses don't know anything about why these two were together and what they were doing in the north.
As junkie poet Peyman attempts to finish a poem, his city of Tehran falls prey to pollution and a lethal virus.
Reza is a divorced author who is trying to adopt to his new life after divorce while he finds a new romance.
After a series of financial failures and family crises, Mansour is forced to make a difficult and morally questionable decision to survive. New choices, complex relationships, and unforeseen events radically alter the course of his life.
There is a place in the dark that we do not know about. Where they watch us.
Iranian Comedy Series
It describes the story of a couple, Sahra and Sasan, whose marriage had broken up with maternal involvement and other factors.
The synopsis of the series "Leila's Loneliness" states that after an earthquake in which he lost his family, Mohammad becomes the guardian of a mosque, and the love of a girl puts him in special circumstances, in a way that tests his faith...
The Naato reality show series is the newest competition of the home show network
An exciting match with the participation of the best mafia players, hosted by Siamak Ansari...
A series about Salman Farsi, an Iranian companion of the Prophet of Islam.
The story of the leader of the Umayyad Army, Tariq bin Ziyad, and his great conquests in the cities of Tangier, Ceuta and Toledo, all the way to the conquest of Andalusia, and his famous dispute with his commander Musa bin Nusair.
To escape from a financial crisis, a family bets on the match between Iran and Argentina. They get huge money if Iran wins or draws, but Lionel Messi's 92nd minute goal ruins everything. "New Camp" tells the story of the Sarcheshme family in search of their small dreams, when a big dream hits their home.
The series narrates fascinating adventures and a combination of ancient Iranian stories such as "One Thousand and One Nights," "Kashkoul," "Golestan" and "Shahnameh", which took place in a city called "Mastooran" 500 years ago in Iran.
The program “1001” is an attractive and entertaining television series that, with the artistic direction and production of Fariduddin Nikjoo, brings a new flavor to the Nasim network every week. The program, which airs on Mondays and Wednesdays, presents a combination of social, cultural, and artistic topics with a touch of humor and comedy, and has managed to find a special place in the hearts of viewers.
Colonel Mir Ata Khan, a Qara Soran officer who makes her living by trapping bandits, along with her military family members, go to a cursed hunting ground to carry out an important mission! ...
It is an Iranian TV series directed by Ahmad Kavari, whose story is about the life of Muslim bin Aqeel and how he was martyred.
The synopsis of the series Safe says that an expensive jewel has been deposited in the safe of Gholam Hossein Parvaneh's house, and a number of people are determined to steal it. One of them is a young man from the city named Gholam Reza, who is under pressure from a group to do this. In order to gain access to the safe, he rents an apartment in the complex where Parvaneh lives, and gradually falls in love with Mr. Parvaneh's daughter.
"Good, Bad, Kitty: Radioactive" is a series in the comedy-action genre written by "Peyman Ghasemkhani" and directed by "Mohsen Chegini" and produced in Iran in 1399. Prominent actors such as "Pejman Jamshidi", "Sam Derakhshani", "Hamed Komili", "Farhad Ayesh", "Amir Mehdi Jouleh" and "Gohar Kheirandish" have played roles in this series. The story of this series, which is a sequel to the movie "Good, Bad, Kitty 2: Secret Army", narrates the adventures of Pejman and Sam after being kidnapped by the Chechens.
Noghtechin is an Iranian television sitcom. It was broadcast for the first time by the IRIB in 2003 and 2004. It was written, directed, and starred Mehran Modiri, the creator of Pavarchin and Shabhaye Barareh. The show was famous for Bamshad and his song "Bivafaie." It is also noted that Noghtechin holds the distinction of receiving the most money from advertising of any Iranian show, thanks largely to constant sponsorship by Samsung, which is featured prominently in Mr. Pirdoost's store. Many of the actors in Noghtechin are reused in other Modiri productions.