Discoveries from Iran World Cinema

In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ...

"Among ...Sadeghi's most iconic projects during his time at Kanoon was Malek ol-Khorshid (King of the Sun, 1975), a magical animation inspired by the tenth-century Persian epic The Shahnameh (The Book of Kings)." (from Ubu Web)

I Want to Live is a documentary on the lives of Kurdish Refugees from Syria, living in refugee camps in Kurdistan. Shot on location, it is set against the Syrian civil war and the ISIS (Islamic State) attacks upon Kurdistan. Told through the eyes of a young boy, Shndar, living with Thalassemia disease, he searches for an immediate treatment as he ages without losing hope, leaving his home amid simmering ethnic and religious hatred to live the life of a refugee. The film tells stories of daily life on the camp and outside of it. More than being a film on the life of refugees, it is an intimate character study and gripping tale of innocent lost amides wars, a meditation on life, death, war, peace, and tolerance.

A couple are moving in to a house with a lot of boxes to start their married life, but the former residents are still there with their wrapped up furniture and boxes too! They also have a small wedding ceremony to host that very night.

Bootleg Ben 10 propaganda film produced by the Iranian government.

Accidentally, a poor couple and a rich one meet each other. These young couple have some difficulties.

Mesh Rajab Kharkan (Mohammed Taghi Kohnmooi) finds a hen that lays golden eggs. A jeweler (Mahmoud Bahrami) tries to deceive the second wife of Mesh Rajab (Parvin Soleimani) to get the chicken out of his hands. But before that, Saeed (Mohammed Homayun) and Saad (Bahman Mofid), the sons of Mesh Rajab, cut off the head of the chicken and eat its heart and liver. The two go on a journey and lose each other. Saad enters a city and is chosen as the ruler of the city, and Saad finds some gold coins on his way, which a woman (Parveen Malkooti) and her maid (Shahnaz) steal from him. He finds a magic hat and stick. While hunting, Saad meets Mehtab (Marjan), the daughter of another emir; But….

A poor young man is in love with a girl. But the young man has a wealthy rival whose goal is nothing but to have fun. The young man, who is trying to show his true love to the girl, lets her slip in a critical moment, and at the same time, the rich and fun-loving rival passes the door due to an accident, and the girl returns to the young man.

Viewing Kiarostami’s lesser-known great film, accompanied by his own interpretation, is like sitting in on a filmmaking masterclass. Invited by “Pig” director Mani Haghighi to go through The Report, the Iranian maestro details his working methods and approach to this deftly crafted, semiautobiographical domestic drama, while revealing the solitude of being a director, and his unparalleled views towards suicide, a concept later realised in Taste of Cherry. This candid, intimate conversation delving deep into Kiarostami’s craft provides remarkable insight on his artistry and worldview.

A family reunion after several years.

Amidst Iran's tumultuous socio-political unrest, 'No End' directed by Navid Nikkhah Azad follows Gholamali Darbari, a filmmaker whose daring exposé, 'Forced Confession,' reveals Iran's covert coercion practices. When government authorities seize his film, Darbari refuses to be silenced. Determined to challenge the Iranian government's suppression of truth amidst societal upheaval, he creates a protest selfie-video.

Parviz (Ali Sadeghi) is trying to marry a rich girl and for this he starts a bag snatching with his friend Ahmad. Coincidentally, during the bag snatching, the bag of Parviz's favorite girl's uncle is also snatched, and on the wedding night

There is a place in the dark that we do not know about. Where they watch us.

Ravaged physically and psychologically by the war, sergeant Rostam Darre Kalaye is retired to go back to his family in the northern part of Iran. During his long absence, his wife Golbakht and their son had to work in sergeant brother's auto service. Initially delighted by return of her husband, Soon Golbakht finds her husband a stranger.

Farid should fix a marriage between his two unlikable friends to earn a huge money.

A young couple needs money to cross the border. They decide to kidnap a movie actor, and on a rainy day, they put their plan into action. They hold him captive in a house in the north of the country and tell him to call his mother and tell her to prepare fifty million Tomans.

A young woman recalls early memories of moving in with her then-flatmate while moving out of her house.

A military commander is about to launch a major war that will result in the destruction of thousands of people. A few minutes before the operation, as he prepares to begin, he encounters an unknown person who

The revolution has taken place and the profession of Ebi and Vali is the antiques of the pre-revolutionary depression, but the door of the shrine full of money of an imamzadeh changes the course of their lives.

ran is on the verge of civil revolution. The airport is closed and all international flights are canceled. There are so many people trying to leave Iran with the last flight: a wounded protester with his wife, a young man longing to go to France to search for his fiance;, a nomad - an old man carrying top secret documents for the revolutionaries abroad, a young clerg...

A murder takes place in a residential complex, and each of the neighbors gets involved in some way.

Some friends gather to do a robbery from a jewelry store. They succeed but it does not go on the way they thought.

Heshmat is a religious guy and a candidate for the election of Tehran but when a troubled old friend finds him his troubles begin. He has to find a way to cope with these troubles.

A wealthy young man, Soheil, spends his days in luxury until a car accident changes everything. Rescued by a girl named Somayeh, he quickly falls in love and pursues her despite her resistance. His father strongly opposes their relationship, believing she only seeks his money. When Soheil learns Somayeh has leukemia with little time left, he must fight for love against family and fate.

A young guy who lives with his alcoholic mother is imprisoned. After getting released he begins to gamble but his mother is preventing him. He meets a woman in a cabaret and she seduces him to steal from a company's safe. But that is only the beginning of the troubles for him.

Mahroo who has lost her family in an earthquake finds her grandfather in the internet and goes to the village to find him. There she has to faces many new adventures and challenges.

The film's story is about a couple who, upon entering a wedding party, are mistaken for siblings who have come from abroad and become involved in a strange incident.

Mehdi Kafar gets released from the prison after six months. He goes after his friends and asks them to help him going after Hassan Tala's gang who caused him to be jailed to get revenge...

A teacher trying to reach a remote village is attacked by wolves.

A reunion of old friends for Jahangir's birthday when everyone is informed of his fatal illness - An inevitable confrontation with the current situation and the past - Series of the tensions and the reconciliations leading to a road to the life - however, death is knocking on the door.

A man falls from a balcony onto the sidewalk below. A crowd gathers and an ambulance is called, but no one knows why he fell.

Initially banned for seven years, the film treats the questionable and controversial newspaper story of a heroic village boy who prevented a train disaster as an antiauthoritarian, Rashomon-like puzzle.

Lost Persian Film. Jassim and his accomplices are pursued by the police during a robbery. The police arrest Jassim's accomplices and Jassim takes refuge in a house where a girl lives alone. He gradually becomes interested in the girl. In the end, the police surround the house. Jassim is injured in a police shootout and kills the girl as he dies.

Zeinal Bandari is an opium dealer with a past criminal record. He is nabbed in a series of arrests on drug traffickers by Iranian DEA. He then In court is convicted of...

During the time of the Pahlavi Dynasty - the ruling House of Iran - the US President Richard Nixon is about to visit Tehran, but a violent armed opposing group intend to make their mark by planting a bomb in a public office in protest. However, in the middle of the terror plot a Muslim member of this group decides to confront his own peers on the nature of this act. An action-filled political treat that delves into themes of morality and protest.

Yahya, a young solider takes a leave and goes to town for few days. Unwillingly, he faces some events which makes him hesitant to go back to war.

Ayaz who has a feud with Nasir's family makes a plan and manages to get their father arrested. Nasir decides to get revenge but is send away from the city. He meets a valiant and becomes his disciple learning his work. When he returns home he goes after Ayaz and his daughter to take revenge on them

Khalil known as Khalil Katyusha who is a religious guy and member of Basidj is forced to spend couple of days with Arshia the lousy rich boy. The different backgrounds and ideals make these two to make troubles for each other.

An elderly man lives a solitary and rhythmic life by a dilapidated mill near a river. His days are spent almost entirely in silence, fishing under the shade of a massive, ancient willow tree that seems as old and weathered as he is. One Sunday, while fishing, he witnesses a murder.

Shadrvan deals with the troubles of a family after their father's sudden death. Their family, who live on the outskirts of the city, has no income other than selling vegetables, and now, with the death of their father, new adventures are coming to them.

A wealthy young man is very serious and strict about rules. His driver meets two girls who have come to Isfahan and are looking for work. They find a job in a cabaret. To prevent the cabaret manager from firing them, the driver spreads a rumor that the wealthy young man is engaged to one of them...

Farzaneh Mashreghi is a famous movie star. In her recent movie, she is supposed to play the role of an addict woman, whose job is drug dealing in retail. To play the role, her makeup has rendered her unrecognizable. The first filming location is a park in one of the southern districts. And to avoid people’s gathering, the director, Ms. Moshtagh suggests placing the camera in an unnoticeable spot and controlling the scene afar. In this scene, a player who has the role of an addict woman will come to Mashreghi. After exchanging some dialogues, they are supposed to go to a house which is a resting place for the filming crew ...

Jalal who has left his wife, is planning to rob a residential complex. There, he finds out about a bombing conspiracy. The next day he informs the police and he is arrested as the only suspect. Major Hashemi, who is in charge of the case finds some clues finds out that Jalal is innocent after some interrogations. When the conspirators realize that the police are after them, they change their plans. Now, the police has to follow two cases at the same time; that is, helping Jalal and finding the bombing conspiracy at The Tehran International Exhibition Center. ...

Roya, Farzins's mother, has left her husbands. As young Farzin quits university, accidentally he meets a girl from a wealthy family who is the manager of an NGO. Aware of farzin's ...

A girl Sahar who is from a poor family of Tehran's suburbs is not coming back home one night. The mother goes to the police and informs about that. In that same day a body of a girl who is very look like Sahar is find. The parents are summon to recognize their girl's body but it turns out that it belongs to another girl. Major Saeed intervenes in the case and is after answers.

Rad (Saeed Rad), who is suspicious of his sister's relationship with a man, burns them in a fire, and escapes on horseback into a deserted forest. Rad takes refuge in a forest hut, where a man named Schalko (Mohammad Ali Keshavarz) lives with his wife Seman (Fakhri Khorvash and his daughter (Noor)). Saman informs the villagers around the forest about Rad's presence in their hut. Frees Rad in an attack to knock him out.

Amir Mahjoubi a popular movie actor, plans to marry his cousin, Hasti

Four women from various walks of life attempt to embezzle money from a credit institution

On the eve of emigration, a couple has problems that change the course of their lives. Mina, played by Nikki Karimi, is an actress whose personal laptop has been stolen and this causes her a lot of trouble. The film, whose old friend and colleague Alireza Afkari was also present, performed a number of his songs in front of the film and with his voice.

The First Tale, "Goodbye Friend": Years after the Iran-Iraq war, a midnight, Moslem, a chemically poisoned veteran, decides to go to the Behesht-e Zahra. In Behesh-e Zahra, Moslem meets his martyred friends and rides around the city on a motorcycle with them. In the morning, his mother finds the Moslem’s dead body on his bed. The Second Tale, "The Momentary Rainbow": A film crew is filming the memorials of the war. Suddenly two Basij members demand the crew to listen to their memories of the war. The crew made an appointment for tomorrow but they don’t show up. The crew goes on a search to find them. They were martyrs. The Third Tale, "The Glass Flower": A young girl spends hours in the train station with a lantern and a bouquet of flowers. She is waiting to hand the flowers to one of the soldiers on their way to the war. Later, everyone finds out that she only hands her flowers to a soldier that will soon become a martyr.

A group goes to a villa to visit the location of their film, the strange and surreal events that take place are accompanied by the action of five young people in the villa and the reaction of the spectators who see them on the screen in the cinema. These events culminate in the Russian roulette scene.

The story of two youngsters who one night meet a woman Khatoon who has take refuge in a billiard club. This put them on many challenges.

A young boy wears a overcoat which gives him super powers

Mehdi “the Leopard” is released from prison after seven years, only to find Ghasem and his gang standing in his way — they have shut down his gambling den and driven the neighborhood to desperation. Mehdi helps an old woman, and her granddaughter Maryam — whose father is in prison — asks Mehdi to pretend to be her father in front of her friends. Mehdi agrees, and the two gradually grow fond of each other. Ghasem and his men plot to kill Mehdi, and after failing in their first attempt, they kidnap Maryam...

A Turkmen boy is very fond of his horse which he himself has raised. A merchant wants to buy the horse. The boy accepts on condition that he remains with the horse himself. They come to Tehran and win a race but the boy feels lonely and decides that he wants to return back to his home. He returns back while his horse is accompanying him.

Malook (Criminal Angel), the daughter of the local hero (Valiullah Shirandam), runs away from her father's house to fulfill her dreams and joins a group of vagrants who call themselves "hippies"...

The leader of a criminal gang, a fugitive thief for whom the police have issued a shoot-to-kill order, encounters a young man named "Abdol," who bears a striking resemblance to him. The gang leader devises a plan to involve Abdol in various incidents and thefts, hoping that he will get caught by the police and be killed, allowing the leader to continue his activities freely. However, Abdol successfully returns from all missions, and during this time, a connection develops between Abdol and Maryam, the gang leader's lover...