Discoveries from Iran World Cinema

The Afghan boy has promised the girl whom he loves to make a kite but the girl's family decided to leave the village because of war and the boy has only one night left to fulfill his promise.

Roofs after rain.

"Invasion To Interpretation" is the title of the performance lecturer that Nasim Ahmadpour performed in 2018 during the Fajr International Theater Festival in the off-stage section and in the conference hall. This video has been designed on the sidelines of the making and showing of the film "Invasion" Directed by Shahram Mokri.

Eidak is a 17-year-old shepherd who's fed up of life in his dustbowl village in Iran and wants to escape to the United Arab Emirates. After his father is killed in a construction site accident, though, Eidak finds himself drawn into a cycle of revenge and despair that threatens to scupper his plans of escape.

A humorous comedy story starring Yousef Teymouri and Ali Sadeghi in a different role, imitating the famous German series Warning for Cobra 11

In the autumn of 1950, members of the largest Iranian communist party known as "The Toudeh Party" plot an intricate escape from Tehran's most important prison known as "The Castle".

Aladdin's three sons have been annoying the townspeople with their mischief and pranks, until one of them falls for the ruler's daughter.

A middle-aged man seeks refuge from the harsh and soulless world of society by escaping to a world he has created for himself.

Salim Shaheen film from Afghanistan

A mother takes her lazy son out of the house to work, the boy is on his sightseeing while lying by the river, notices flowers that are on the water, the flowers come from a garden where a young girl is imprisoned by a demon.

Salim Shaheen film from Afghanistan

Saeed and Abdullah are two rural teenagers in Iran who have decided to revive a camel ranch. These two teenagers live in the Sistan and Baluchistan Province, near the Afghan border and the Lut Desert. They are aiming to find jobs with sufficient income so that they can afford to stay in the area and thereby also help to secure peace and solidarity in that area. The film features aspects of the daily life of the village people, and the role of camels in it, as well as Baluchi marriage customs. This documentary focuses on the efforts of these two teenagers to improve their lives by cooperating together despite their divergent beliefs. Their example suggests that in order to achieve peace we must respect each other's beliefs, put aside ideological differences, and help each other to improve life, even under harsh desert conditions.

A super wealthy young man falls for a movie star. To get her attention, he buys the entire studio where she works. He then swaps places with his driver and pursues his hobby by forming a film crew. At the same time, a criminal gang, led by a captivating woman, enters the scene. This all happens just as the wealthy young man and the movie star genuinely fall for each other. After a string of adventures and ups and downs, the rich young man and the movie star eventually get married.

A theater directed by Kiumars Moradi

A theater directed by Reza Servati

Synopsis Firouz, who has been working in the cinema as a stuntman and for many years helped his brother to pay the cost of his education abroad, has now become a doctor. He announces that he is coming to Iran from abroad with his fiancee and her wealthy father... Cast: Akbar Abdi, Afsaneh Bayegan, Firouz, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Khashayar, Hassan Rezai, Abbas Shabaviz, Masoud Valadbeigi About this movie Title: Badalkaran (1997) Directed by: Mehdi Sabaghzadeh Date of birth: 23 June 1951, Mashhad, Iran Writing credits: Rahim Hosseini Music: Nasser Cheshmazar Year: 1997 Country: Iran Language: Farsi Color: Color Runtime: 90 min.

In Dream of Silk, director Nahid Rezai returns to her all-girls high school twenty-five years later to explore the lives of young girls in contemporary Tehran. In this candid exploration of their dreams and hopes, the girls are at times shockingly open, often sweet, and occasionally sad as they talk about the future.

A filming group is making a humanitarian film that has a message for humanity. They need a professional donkey to play in a few scenes. The budget and time limitations have made it difficult for them to find a professional donkey. Until the production group finds a donkey wandering in the woods.

Phi in cinema refers to the primal error of the eye--the illusion that gives rise to persistence of vision and the fantasy of movement. Perhaps cinema is precisely this: A continuous transgression. Phi is a montage film about the twelve week coexistence of twelve filmmakers within the Left Bank collective.

Comeback is the story of the Iranian National Polo team's return to the international scene. Iran is the birthplace of polo but soon after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the sport all but disappeared in Iran. Comeback documents the history of polo in Iran, its near demise, and eventually Iran's return to the international scene.

This film was screened at the Fajr Festival.

It tells a romantic and humorous story about the life of a young girl whose life changes in a strange way. With sweet adventures and valuable lessons, this movie takes the audience to the world of legends and imaginations.

Two brothers, one rich and the other a driver, act like master and servant when they're out, but like good friends at home. This dynamic gets complicated when a girl enters the picture. The girl doesn't like the wealthy brother; she's drawn to the driver. But the driver, seeing his brother's affection for her, acts indifferently towards her. The girl refuses to accept the rich brother, leading to several events. Later, a secret is revealed: the 'master' of the house isn't actually the driver's brother at all; it's the driver who's the true heir to the family fortune. Even then, the driver still treats the 'master' like a brother, and the whole situation ends happily.

A chain-like narrative of a lost voice, a lost wallet, and children playing “Amoo Zanjirbaf.”

The city prosecutor, due to overwork, neglects his wife. In this situation, a bad friend deceives his wife, and she elopes with him. From then on, the prosecutor himself takes on the guardianship of his only daughter.

As industrial factories increasingly replace the demand for handmade textiles, this documentary reflects on the dying art of weaving.

Funny polices in funny situations

A documentary about Kambiz Derambakhsh. Derambakhsh was an Iranian designer, illustrator and graphic artist.

On November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Iran was captured by students. In an action, America blocks Iran's money in global banks and forms the first economic sanction against Iran. The students are trying to return the property of their country by taking the embassy ambassadors hostage. America is planning a military attack to free its people, but this operation will fail in the Tabas desert. In the end, America will return only some of the money to release its ambassadors by setting up a contract.

Khosrow and Asghar are two foolish thieves who, under their boss’s orders, enter a house to find a wallet. They threaten the homeowner to reveal the location of the money, but the homeowner refuses to talk to them. They make a terrifying decision to torture the homeowner in a bizarre way to make him talk. Suddenly, two other thieves enter the house, and Khosrow and Asghar realize they have mistakenly entered their boss’s house, and the homeowner is their boss’s father.

Weary of the creative process, an old painter fixes a broken instrument he finds in the rubble. When his students go around looking for someone who can play the instrument, they meet other artists bearing the scars of war.

Pegah is a teenage girl who tries her best to provide money for getting her friend Hooman out of drug withdrawal camp. After providing the money...

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Leila is called to a military camp to identify the body of a martyr.

A comical look at power and its disadvantages.

Khatereh has made a major decision. She asks for help from someone who might help her for commiting to this decision.

The films shows the arrival of a group from the British court in Tehran from the streets to the palace, in order to gift the Order of Garter to Mozaffar Ad-Din Shah , on behalf of King Edward VII. At the head of the delegation Lord Lansdowne, Foreign Secretary and Sir Arthur Hardinge, senior council of British Empire can be seen.

Mother and her little girl in chased by an hunter in forest. But in the end, becomes obvious a great truth and It is an open secret.

After the collapse of Taliban regime in Afghanistan, few youngsters are making movies. This is an action movie.

Short documentary about the Thursday-bazaar of Minaab, a small city in South of Iran

In this absorbing film, seven independent female Iranian documentary makers take us into their personal and professional world, in an Iran that continues to be punctured by political, social and economic crises. What becomes clear over seven autobiographical chapters, is that choosing to become a documentary maker in Iran is a brave decision, often placing your liberty in danger. These women are driven by the need to document their world, and the forces that continue to restrict their movement and freedom. Whether it is making a film about department stores in Tehran featuring mannequins with severed heads and breasts, or the women singers they used to love as children, who have been banned from radio and TV since the revolution, or the huge swell of hope that comes with each election, these directors provide a rare and incisive view inside contemporary Iran, a country they continue to love, even as they will it to change.

Short film directed by Hushang Shafti showing a study of the life of primitive nomad tribesmen, embodying traditional Persian customs and music.

a young musician who is hard of hearing goes on a mysterious musical trip.

Reza lives with his mother, sister, and younger brother. He suffers from severe headaches, and doctors diagnose him with a brain tumor. Meanwhile, Mr. Maleki is murdered. The victim’s brother offers a reward of two hundred thousand tomans to anyone who finds the killer.

"Dreamland" is the story of a boy named Arat who decides to save his city from destruction. Pasha, his funny and cute friend, and Tamara, the smart girl of the story, are his companions on this path.

A young woman lives on a hill far from the city. Alone and in silence. Then she falls in love with a scarecrow and a tense romance begins.

The second film from Shahriar Hanife's series of experimental etudes, an Iranian researcher.

'Three and a Half' tells the story of three female convicts recently released from prison. Outside the confines of the prison walls, the trio plan to escape Iran by crossing the border. Though the women revel in each other's humor, their mission is a serious one. If caught trying to escape Iran, they will find themselves in deep trouble. An exciting tale about three women who are both resilient and troubled in equal measure.

A young man who has recently returned to his country starts to work in an underground music band.

An elderly radio-operator travels across Kurdistan in the war-torn 80s assuring communication between lost families.

A burglar breaks into a country house and discovers someone is imprisoned there.

“Avo” tells the story of an Iranian Armenian boy who, after his grandfather’s death, escapes into his imagination to reconnect with him. Amidst mourning adults and feeling unnoticed, Avo’s fantastical journey redefines their bond, exploring the emotional intersection of life and death.

No love is as passionate and troublesome as Farhad's love for Melos, maybe because of Farhad's resemblance to Alain Delone, who makes everyone fall in love with him.