A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
FR #540 | Movie | Biography, Drama | UK, USA | Persian, German
Director
Ben Affleck
Writer
Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman
Cast
Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Plot
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
FR #845 | Movie | Adventure, Drama | Iran, USA | Persian, English
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer
Abbas Kiarostami
Cast
Babek Ahmedpoor, Ahmed Ahmedpoor, Khodabakhsh Defaei
Plot
Eight-year-old Ahmed has mistakenly taken his friend Mohammad's notebook. He wants to return it, or else his friend will be expelled from school. The boy determinedly sets out to find Mohammad's home in the neighbouring village.
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.
After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
FR #1918 | Movie | Drama | Iran, USA | Persian, English
Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Writer
Dariush Mehrjui, Gholam-Hossein Saedi
Cast
Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahin Shahabi, Ali Nasirian
Plot
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.
FR #2058 | Movie | Thriller, Drama | Iran, France | Persian, Kannada
Director
Asghar Farhadi
Writer
Asghar Farhadi
Cast
Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati
Plot
While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness", of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.
FR #3284 | Movie | Drama | Iran | Persian, Azerbaijani
Director
Majid Majidi
Writer
Majid Majidi
Cast
Hossein Mahjoub, Mohsen Ramezani, Salameh Feyzi
Plot
The story of Mohammed, a blind Iranian boy and his father, Hashem, who is always oscillating between accepting his son as he is and abandoning him, as he represents a burden for him, after the loss of his wife.
Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.
On the last Wednesday before the spring solstice ushers in the Persian New Year, people set off fireworks following an ancient Zoroastrian tradition. Rouhi, spending her first day at a new job, finds herself in the midst of a diff...
FR #4508 | Movie | Drama | Iran, France | Persian, Japanese
Director
Asghar Farhadi
Writer
Asghar Farhadi
Cast
Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldoost
Plot
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
FR #4517 | Movie | Crime, Thriller | France, Germany | Persian
Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Writer
Mohammad Rasoulof
Cast
Soheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Setareh Maleki
Plot
An investigating judge struggles with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran caused by the death of a young woman. When his gun goes missing, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing harsh measures that fray family ties.
The police are after a drug lord named Naser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family.
FR #7048 | Movie | Drama | France, UK | Persian, Kurdish
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer
Mahmoud Aiden, Abbas Kiarostami
Cast
Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi
Plot
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
FR #7604 | Movie | War, Drama | Iran | Persian, Arabic
Director
Bahram Beyzaie
Writer
Bahram Beyzaie
Cast
Susan Taslimi, Parviz Poorhosseini, Adnan Afravian
Plot
An Iranian boy is lost after fleeing home for his life; his family has been killed during the Iran-Iraq war. He's saved and trained by a middle-aged woman.
Hamoon's wife is leaving him. He is also unsuccessfully trying to finish his Ph. D. thesis. He is forced to reexamine his life. In a series of flashbacks and dreams, Hamoon tries to figure out what he did wrong.
The story follows Joseph's journey from being sold by his brothers to Egypt, his trials in Potiphar's house, imprisonment, rise to power interpreting dreams, reunion with his family after proving his brothers' remorse.
A hilarious satire revolving around a complex family headed by an eccentric patriarch, nicknamed "Dear Uncle Napoleon," who rules over his relatives with an iron fist and constant wisecracks.
Ali Nasirian, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Mashayekhi
Plot
A corrupt, six-fingered detective is sent to recruit a retired assassin now living a secluded life as a calligrapher to assassinate a prominent government official known as Hezardastan who has stolen jewels from a member of the ro...
FR #9266 | Movie | Crime, Thriller | Denmark, Germany | Persian
Director
Ali Abbasi
Writer
Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Jonas Wagner
Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Diana Al Hussen, Soraya Helli
Plot
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
FR #9291 | Movie | Action, Drama | Iran, India | Persian, Hindi
Director
Ebrahim Hatamikia
Writer
Ebrahim Hatamikia
Cast
Parviz Parastui, Reza Kianian, Habib Rezaei
Plot
The Glass Agency is the story of a war veteran living in post war Iran. It depicts veterans who are suffering from social problems after the war. Society does not understand them and the standard social norms are not in harmony wi...
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
Not being able to work because of the religious country's prejudice against music, a talented Santour player has to deal with poverty, addiction and the absence of his ex-wife.
FR #11785 | Movie | Drama | Iran | Persian, Azerbaijani
Director
Majid Majidi
Writer
Mehran Kashani, Majid Majidi
Cast
Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan
Plot
An ostrich-rancher, Karim, embarks on a journey to Tehran, a bustling city, to replace his daughter's hearing aid, a pivotal moment in his family's struggle for independence and cultural exchange.
Sugerland is a Tv series that tells the stories of a land with more than 180 characters from a crazy person who knows a lot but acts like wise people to a wise man who acts like a crazy.
FR #12864 | Movie | Documentary, Crime | Iran, Poland | Persian, English
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer
Abbas Kiarostami
Cast
Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh
Plot
In this documentary, Kiarostami asks a number of students about their school homework. The answers of some children shows the darker side of this method of education.
Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of three brothers: Majid, the young handicapped brother with a deformed head who falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing...
FR #13119 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Iran | Persian
Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Writer
Dariush Mehrjui
Cast
Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Faramarz Fardtombekian
Plot
The tenants of a rundown building on the outskirts of Tehran with no legal heir face major housing problems to deal with: major repairs and threat of eviction by greedy building manager who wants to own the building.
FR #14915 | Movie | Drama | Iran, Greece | Persian, Greek
Director
Ebrahim Golestan
Writer
Ebrahim Golestan
Cast
Taji Ahmadi, Zackaria Hashemi, Goli Bozorgmehr
Plot
Hashem (Zakariya Hashemi) is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. He and his girlfriend, Taji (Taji Ahmadi), try to cope with this unwanted child. Has...
A grade-school-age boy, neglected by his parents, lies, cheats, and steals to accumulate enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play.
The story of a gang of drug dealers in the south of Tehran who has sheltered many youngsters and orphans from the streets. Shahin and Shakoor who are brothers are leading the gang but when it is collapsed creates a crisis in their...
FR #16544 | Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Iran, Belgium | Persian, English
Director
Kamal Tabrizi
Writer
Reza Maghsoodi, Kamal Tabrizi
Cast
Parviz Parastui, Mahmoud Azizi, Maziar Lorestani
Plot
During the war with Iraq, an absurd set of events has an Iranian documentary cinematographer seemingly unable to get out of a dangerous project documenting the war.
FR #17059 | Movie | Family, Romance | Iran | Persian
Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Writer
Mahnaz Ansarian, Dariush Mehrjui
Cast
Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Jamileh Sheikhi
Plot
The story of a semi-modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation, but is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.
FR #17121 | Movie | History, Drama | Iran | Persian
Director
Bahram Beyzaie
Writer
Bahram Beyzaie
Cast
Susan Taslimi, Mehdi Hashemi, Mahmoud Behrouzian
Plot
Death of Yazdgerd is the story of death of the last king of Iran before Muslims invade Iran. He escapes to city of Marv and hides in a mill but finally gets killed. The Story is told by the miller, his wife and his daughter but al...
Because of him being in strange positions and situations, a man is several times mistaken as other, usually famous people; and now must explain himself to a judge as he has been arrested for impersonation.
What appears to be a grand love story turns sour when parents-to-be discover that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects, as a result of the mother's exposure to chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war...
In Iran, Tehran, 1953, Shahrzad and Farhad love each other and intend to get married, but the great mafia Bozorg Agha has decided another fate for them.
The wife of Nasim, an Afghan immigrant in Iran, is gravely ill. He needs money to pay for her care, but his day labor digging wells does not pay enough. A friend connects Nasim to a two-bit promoter who sells tickets to watch Nasi...
The movie is about Golnar, a young teahouse girl who was kidnapped as a child and taken to Lorestan with a clan of bandits living among the Lors. The leader of the thieves, Gholi Khan, is beginning to look at her with interest now...
Regarding the misery of government employees, it was the coercion of the landlord and the like, and they insisted on giving a moral message in every part. They only expressed a sense of humor.
The daily life of Mohammad Sardari(Zadour Bonyadi) , a railway switchman on the verge of retirement, who lives with his wife and soldier son near the railway track.
FR #21508 | Movie | Drama | Germany, Iran | Persian, German
Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Writer
Mohammad Rasoulof
Cast
Baran Rasoulof, Zhila Shahi, Mahtab Servati
Plot
The four stories that are variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty that ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats.
The story of a blind dervish Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar, together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years.
A prison is about to be evacuated to make room for an airport expansion project. Major Jahed and his officers are busy transferring all inmates to the new facility, but one inmate is missing.
FR #22793 | Movie | Drama | Iran, Japan | Persian, Japanese
Director
Majid Majidi
Writer
Majid Majidi, Fouad Nahas, Nasser Hashemzadeh
Cast
Parviz Parastui, Roya Teymourian, Soghra Obeisi
Plot
Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?
