Discoveries from Iran World Cinema

Bita's struggle to provide for her mother, who is unable to work, takes an unexpected turn when some of her patients accuse her of theft. Her claims of being innocent fall on deaf ears until one of her colleagues confesses something that changes everything. With her reputation ruined, Bita grapples with the mistakes in her life as she searches for a way out of her predicament. Beautifully written and atmospherically compiled, Mehrdad Farid's arresting drama perfectly captures the indecision and uncertainty of its main character, with superb performances from its multifaceted cast. Written by IMVBox.com

Ghulam (Parviz Fenizadeh), Abdullah (Dawood Rashidi) and Amir (Morteza Aghili) are old friends who deal with various problems.

Contrary to the Westerners who want to prolong their life, for the Orientals and specially the Muslims, death is the beginning of a new life which they embrace. At least once a week, the people of Tehran go the biggest cemetery in their town (Behesht Zahra) to find a "brief peace" with their dead. This documentary, by presenting the culture of death in Iran, depicts how much death and life, laughter and cries; and sadness and happiness can be close. The cemetery is a rendezvous, a picnic place, a play ground and a training place for the soldiers.

Home and family, relationships, desires, wishes and everything are summarized in a kitchen. The stuttering boy is alone there, playing with his imagination.

A crime scene investigation is in progress.

A documentary about the masks made by Nosratollah Karimi.

The film "Tavahom" is the story of two evil brothers who flee the neighborhood in pursuit of a plan to improve social security, and...

Alish, the gypsy girl, is the focus of two young men. She angers one by leaning towards the other. After the events created by the evil young man, Alish finally manages to marry the man she desires.

A report on historical buildings, legends, and traditions along the route from Isfahan to Shiraz. Including Mahyar, Shahreza, Ziaratgah, AminAbad, and IzadKhast.

Experimental animation made with nails, hair, teeth and a doll.

The film is a narrative of the resistance of the people of Khorramshahr in the first days of the Iran-Iraq war

Muncher is set in an industrial workplace, where a creature has created problems for the workers and the employer alike.

Halime is nursing her elderly father who is spending the last days of his life and taking care of their cow that is about to give birth, will her father who is waiting for the cow to give birth see the calf?

"Hook" follows two brothers from Sistan and Baluchistan who enter the field of boxing to realize their dreams and face many difficulties along the way.

Experimental animation artist Rose Ansari renders the work of Forough Farrokhzad (1934 – 1967), noted as the first Iranian poet to promote the culture of women in poetry. Ansari shares, “Expressing her thoughts on discrimination and inequality, Forough described Iranian women’s untold suffering. In a letter dated January 2, 1956, Forough wrote, ‘My wish is for Iranian women to be free and equal to men. I am fully aware that my sisters in this country suffer from men’s injustices, and I use half of my art to articulate their pain and anguish.’ Forough’s poetry symbolizes a woman imprisoned by ancient traditions and seeking the light.” Ansari’s film, Another Birth, is titled after Farrokhzad writing, Another Birth, published in 1963.

A six-year-old’s speech disorder is unexpectedly investigated when his mother takes him for a routine pre-school health screening.

Mahsa is an Iranian woman TV presenter. She sings and posts her videos on Instagram anonymously. As a result of this, Mahsa faces a challenge during one of her shows. She now needs to decide between leaving the country and losing her job…

This movie narrates the life of a person who is experiencing the most critical situation in his relationship, and has to make only one choice.

SHAK is about an Afghan living in Pakistan in extreme poverty. In order to pay for his mother's surgical operation, he finds he has no choice but to sell one of his kidneys. On his way to acquiring this money, he runs into a criminal gang and gets injured in a street fight.

Story of a stingy man who gets and strange illness which causes a curvature in his back.

A widow and her father live alone and make a living by mending oil lamps and making charcoal.

»Before I said it, there was nothing there, but now there is an orange fox.« In much the same way, Iranian women, through their protests, have shown how what once seemed nonexistent or impossible can take shape and come to life within society. Sanjari, originally an actress, like many other Iranian performers, began to question her art in the wake of »Woman, Life, Freedom.«

In a Turkmen village the peasant families look after the big landowner’s horses. The boys are known to be skilled, fearless rides and train the horses for the forthcoming spring trail. After the competition at Gonbadkavoos the peasants bring the horses back to the village.

The story of a lady, one day in Myanmar.

This is a Nowruz documentary that explores one of the most important and enduring Iranian rituals. The film tells the story of the people's collective participation in welcoming spring, from housewarming and the Haftsin feast to visiting and remembering lost loved ones. This film was made with the participation of 455 people from 34 countries and presents a true picture of the feeling of Nowruz around the world.

Eli, a 15-year-old teenager, gets ready in the school restroom to go on her first date with someone she has never seen before.

It is winter and the weather is very cold. A small crow, alone and without a nest, wanders everywhere to find a place and food. But he does not have an appearance that is desirable for people to give him a seed, nor does he have a lovely voice to endear him with. He does a lot to be accepted and liked, but everything leads him to be a black crow. Until, in this mood, he watches an event in the city square and a new decision comes to his mind to reach bread and shelter.

A poor family has a child with a disability. Due to his inability to pay for medical expenses, the father and his brother decide to kill the child.

A little girl is waiting for her grandmother to come after a long time that she has not see her. She has an imagination about her but when the grandmother comes she is not like what she imagined, so she decides to make her imagination comes to reality.

Abbas Kiarostami about the making of "The Wind Will Carry Us"

Salim Shaheen film from Afghanistan

It's March 2003 and many Iraqi Kurds are fleeing towards the Iranian border trying to escape the bombardment of Kirkuk.

Footages of dead/rotting animals

Salim Shaheen film from Afghanistan

A man has a respectable career, a comfortable life, and a happy family, but before long, everything falls apart. Lured by the temptations of a woman, he descends into ruin, and a tragic incident pushes him even further into obscurity and forgetfulness. Years later, on a cold snowy day, his daughter and her fiancé come across a disheveled man dressed in tattered clothes...

Aqueducts or Kariz were invented and developed by Iranians in the dry regions of Persia in the first millennium BC. This technology was an underground channel that carried fresh water several kilometres from mountain slopes to plains so that farmers and settlers in those areas could survive the long droughts.

Zohra is a poor girl who meets Masoud; but Masoud's father, Ashraf, who is a wealthy man, opposes their marriage. Zohra pretends to be an orphan; but Jahangir reveals that Ismat, Zohra's famous mother, is alive.

A group goes to an abandoned house to make a film and encounters three ghosts, which leads to interesting events...

Esmaeil is the postman of the POW headquarters and he comes across a letter that he gets into trouble by delivering it.

A woman in four months of pregnancy doubts the health of her fetus.

For three years, Mehran Tamadon immersed himself into the very heart of the most extremist supporters of the Islamic republic of Iran (the Bassidjis) to understand their ideas.

After the capture of the US embassy, ​​American officials decide to take military action to free American hostages in Iran. A secret Pentagon agent travels to Iran to prepare for the attack. The military attack begins, but a sandstorm in the Tabas Desert sets other events in motion.

This film is about two young people who go to work at a house in the north of the city and encounter strange and bizarre events there, and...

A helpless and desperate mother abandons her child.

A woman, to save her sister's life, who previously had a lover, accepts the accusation of having a lover and makes no effort to clear her name. This results in the breakdown of her life, but eventually, a letter comes to light that reveals the truth, and the sacrificing woman returns to her family.

Year 4, on the eve of the US President's arrival in Tehran, Reza Dargahi, an airport facility worker, is following the high speed of the car, the Passer Rahmati, the Posting Patrol. The guard gun becomes missing. Captain Kiani and Captain Ghasemi officer offers the case. The security agency considers the security of the weapon to be the assassination of the US president. Reza and some of the witnesses are pressured. Reza is killed. Police find the gun at the scene. Captain Kiani and Qasemi are arrested for failing to do so and ordered that the two are not arrested along with other detainees.

An actor goes to the cinema to watch his movie, but nobody likes the movie. Suddenly a magician appears to help him...

An Iranian adventure movie from director Azizollah Rafie.

A bookstore that makes money in an unusual way A person notices this unusual business and asks the bookseller for a ransom in exchange for not revealing it. The bookseller and his wife decide to get rid of him.

Farhad has one hour to shoot the last shot of the film he has invested his whole life in, otherwise his life will fall apart, but nothing goes according to plan.

Ervin's Madness feature film...

‘Gut Feelings’ is inspired by the lives of historical figures during the Qajar era in Iran (1785-1925), such as Tāj al-Saltaneh (1884 – 1936), a member of Qajar dynasty and feminist activist who, in the internet era and digital world, is misrepresented and the subject of racist and misogynistic memes. Tāj al-Saltaneh is central to ‘Gut Feelings: Fragments of Truth’, and her well-documented life provides a window into the lives of other Qajar women. The film asserts the importance of truthful and accessible archival information and examines the part oppressive systems play in spreading misinformation. It asks how fragments of historical truth might reimagine queerness in pre-westernised Iran.

A survey of the history and areas surrounding the Anahita Temple in Iran, with interviews of residents whose homes were demolished by the Iranian government due to new excavations.

A man is driving with his wife and stops at the traffic light, he decides to prevent another couples arguments from escalating by intervening in a beautiful way.