Discoveries from Iran World Cinema

It’s an ironic portrayal of Iran’s history by the inhabitants of the city of Isfahan, presented in four parts, and about the wind that sweeps everything away.

A documentary about the life and career of Gholam Peirovani, a football coach in Iran, and he manages his team in a spiritual style.

Azar finds out in prison that her teenage daughter Negin has run away from home. She asks for help from one of her friends, Neda, who was previously her cellmate, to find her daughter and bring her back home.

This Persian filmed theater is the story of a child who, in loneliness, escapes the reality of parental neglect into a world of imagination. This marks the beginning of their imaginative mind's journey into the world of stars, a voyage through dreams.

The story tells of a missile that crashes near Fatemeh Zahra Hospital in Yousefabad during the Twelve-Day War.

Rasool is a teacher who has moved from a lush area in the north to the desert and hopes to keep the village safe from sandstorms with the help of his students, and to make it resemble his hometown by building a garden. His pregnant wife, Maryam, dies on a stormy night before reaching the doctor. After overcoming his mental crisis, Rasool plants many vegetables and herbs around the village with the help of his students.

Mr. Mirza Abdul Samad Farahani is forced to buy a car for his beloved daughter, whose marriage condition is to buy one, but...

Ramin (Ali Sadeghi) is a boy with a poor financial situation who is interested in Niloufar (Sahar Qureshi) from a wealthy family. Niloufar's father, Manouchehr (Mohammad Reza Haqgoo), gives Ramin three months to make arrangements for marriage and living with Niloufar. To get the money they need, Ramin hatches a plan with his friend Behrouz (Arash Asad) and impersonates Ramin as the missing son-in-law of a wealthy family who has lost his memory in order to receive the promised money.

Rana's excessive and unreasonable suspicions have been tormenting Mahmoud for a long time. Mahmoud's old friend Sohrab shows him a way to prove Mahmoud's good intentions, which leads to interesting adventures.

A couple's marriage is endangered when they meet a friend from the past.

We have a lifetime, but when we reach the end, we are looking for 10 minutes of extra time!!

A few days at home and accompanying her to environmental gatherings and activities is an excuse to visualize the critical environmental situation in Iran.

It is a satire that makes you laugh, a lament that makes you cry.

A gambler is ruined by an evil man who lost his money by cheating at gambling.

A man and a woman, including a high-ranking army officer, a prostitute, a fake doctor, and a drug smuggler who were active against the people before the revolution, lure the captain of the barge to let them cross the water border. A young worker is also with the passengers who are going to find work in Arab countries. Along the way, he becomes interested in the officer's daughter. The captain of the barge disembarks them on a deserted island. As the water rises, they find themselves facing death, and with great effort, they return to the barge and confront the captain and the workers. When a group of people from both sides starts to fight, they lose their lives. The officer's daughter and the young worker are the only people who survive this group. After a while, the two meet in a boat and, seeing the tricolor flag of Iran from afar, they realize that they are returning to their country.

Fatemeh (Yasmin Sadri) runs away from her father's (Hossein Amirfazli) house and is met by a young driver named Nader Siah (Homayun Bahadran). Nader takes her to the house of her mother (Malihe Nasiri) and her brother (Amir). Nader's mother informs Fitne's father and returns the girl to her father's house. A man named Shoja (Mansour Matin) and a driver named Ismail (Mohammad Eskandari) insult Fitne and her friend Mojgan (Marguerite). Fitne keeps the matter a secret from Nader. Fearing disgrace, she marries a young man named Ali (Manouchehr Valizadeh) at Mojgan's suggestion. Parvaneh (Jaleh) decides to kill Fitne; but Ismail prevents her. Ali divorces her to save Fitne's life. When Fitneh decides to start a new life with Nader, Shoja, who has no children, tries to take over Fitneh's son. Shoja and several others go to Nader's house and after a struggle, they kidnap the child. While fleeing, Shoja crashes into a car and dies.

Experimental Short Film By Maryam Mortazavi.

Mona is a medical student living alone in Tehran. Things happen to her that seem to be coming from a young boy who is clever and unselfish, trying to cause trouble. This matter gradually becomes serious and causes concerns for her and her friends. The police get involved in the case, but suspicious events continue until clues are found and...

Behzad "believes that the spirit of" Barsad "has conquered him and this psychotic man, by entering the solitude of" Ghazal ", causes terrifying adventures and.

I know there's no point in standing here anymore; I'd rather run away, go where people can see me; where I can be real.

A stop-motion animation.

This film tells the story of a girl suffering from leprosy during the Qajar era who has no friends due to her different appearance, but on a hot summer afternoon she meets a bold girl who extends a hand of friendship to her. However, circumstances turn out in such a way that the two friends are separated.

A man who intends to emigrate faces a problem after preparing the conditions.

The Khans attack the nomads, and after killing and plundering, they set fire to the tents.

A young postman in the neighborhood falls in love with a girl. The girl looks like her and is very wealthy. This resemblance creates problems and causes misunderstandings between the suitors of the lookalike girls. But eventually the truth is revealed and the postman marries the girl he loves.

"Yal" is a documentary that takes an in-depth and unique look at the world of bodybuilding in Iran. The film recounts the little-known past of the sport in the country, while also portraying the limitations, difficulties, and specific challenges that Iranian bodybuilders face. "Yal" is a story of the effort, strength, and perseverance of athletes who overcome hardships to achieve their goals.

A photographer takes 8 people for a photography project to a strange remote village. Since WWII, this village has been ruled by Nazi forces and no one has any information about its residents. From the night of October 31st until the early morning of November 1st, the photographer with the help of his family sacrifices 9 people to keep him and his family alive

A Lost Persian Film. A poor young man is infatuated with the daughter of a wealthy businessman. In order to get close to the girl, the young man introduces himself as an Indian millionaire, and the girl's greedy father accepts him. But soon the young man's lie is exposed, and just as the father is about to hand him over to the law, news arrives that a large inheritance has been transferred to the young man. Thus, the wealthy businessman changes his mind again and marries his daughter to the young man.

Agha who has lost his wife, decides to remarry. However, during this period, he becomes haunted by illusions and sees his deceased wife in his dreams every night, so to speak, he becomes 'possessed by a genie' according to popular belief. People around him call in a exorcist, and eventually, he manages to regain his normal state."

The story tells of two friends, one in need of help and the other wanting to solve the problem.

The life story of a student named Ali Reza, a lively and curious child full of questions and wonder about the world around him. He longs to learn, but his excessive curiosity and relentless questioning sometimes get the school principal and teachers into trouble.

A Lost Persian Film.

Shima, a young woman struggling with tension in her marriage who turns to a mysterious company offering emotional release. But as her private life begins to shift, she uncovers the disturbing truths behind the company’s operations.

A Lost Persian Film.

A man with Alzheimer’s lives in a rural area and seeks to find someone to help him remember his prayers.

A sacrifice must be offered to the "Great Idol." Beautiful girls are kidnapped from everywhere and sacrificed in the temple; one of the victims is Mary. An hour before her life ends, an angel comes to Mary's aid. With the angel's help and the efforts of her fiancé, who finds his way into the temple searching for her, she destroys the Great Idol and its devilish custodian.

A Lost Persian Film A woman is unhappy with her husband and, to arouse his jealousy, meets another man and arranges a marriage of convenience with him. However, she gradually falls in love with the man and finally, after some adventures, ends up marrying her new lover!

Parviz, along with his wife Shahin, daughter Nasrin, and mother, move from Qazvin to Tehran in search of better work. There, they meet members of a film crew, whose actor, Abbas, is from their hometown.

Absorbed in his thoughts, an artist is trapped behind his chaotic world.

A man suddenly comes into a lot of money and from then on tries to get everything he's ever wished for: glory, status, cars, houses, women, and good times.

This film stemmed from a childhood memory of collapsing informal houses--an image that has remained with me as a symbol of destruction and displacement. This haunting memory resonates with a deeper, ongoing fear of sudden upheaval. Our lives have been repeatedly shaped--and fractured-- by colonialism, wars, authoritarian regimes, economic collapse, and forced migration.

a short story about my dad.

Iranian VR experience

Zahra is a single mother living in Iran and a psychologist. She is good at helping others out of difficulties, but in reality, her own life is in tatters: her teenage daughter's rebelliousness makes her anxious, and the rising rent puts her at risk of homelessness... She has to start looking for a place to live again. For her, finding a house is not only about finding a place to live, but also about finding a source of peace of mind.

A village is subject to imminent flooding. The army is helping people to escape. There is an old woman who can not ride in the truck. A soldier tries to help her.

A mother and daughter are getting ready to take a photo. This is barely however just a photo...

The morning of the execution is the last moments of the lives of Tayyab Haj Rezaei and Haj Esmail Rezaei, who were sentenced to death following the uprising of June 15, 1342. The story of the film is told between 5 and 6:30 am this day.

A Western archaeologist sets off with a guide for discoveries in Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rostam, Shapour Cave, and Pasargadae.

A young man living in a wealthy family, seeing his parents going through a divorce due to disagreements, arranges a series of events to make them forget their differences and start a new life together.

The lives and words of five young, worried students in Tehran in 2001. They have gone through a period of struggle and are now struggling to find themselves and their belongings.

"Chai-Lashmaq" is the story of a woman's journey to the heart of all-male coffeehouses in Tabriz, Iran. she seeks an answer to the question of whether freedom of speech still exists in Iran's coffeehouses as it did before? During this journey, she visits various traditional coffeehouses such as the Pigeon Flyers' Coffeehouse, the Ashiks' Coffeehouse, the Antique Sellers' Coffeehouse, and the Workers' Coffeehouse. Meanwhile, as a woman in these places, she also faces some challenges!

A historical recount of the foundation, establishment, and expansion of 'Amirkabir Publication Institute'. This publication house was considered Iran's most influential and biggest publication institute in the 1940s-80s years. The film looks at the life of the late Abdorrahim Jafari, Amirkabir's founder, and the institute's sad ending, early 1980s when the revolutionary court orders the institute to be confiscated. Mr Jafari was then stripped of the institute's ownership and forced to retire. The documentary 'In Search of Illumination' is narrated by Abdorrahim Jafari and reviews different periods of his life and his activities in the Amirkabir Institute.

When the electricity came, Majid fell in love with her. However, this was neither the time nor the place for such love!

After the death of his wife, a father confronts some problems with his only son and tries to raise him in his own way.

A Kurdish girl living in the border area encounters the bloodied bodies of two soldiers from different fronts early in the morning while filling a water jug from the stream in front of her cottage. The girl, trying to find answers to her questions, along with her family, makes an effort to help them, and this marks the beginning of an adventure...

After a theatre rehearsal, Termeh heads for the university dormitory where she is staying. However, once there, she faces some difficulties

They will hang her tomorrow morning and all she wants is to see her Former Lover - For the last time.

A film director goes to his hometown of Isfahan to make a film about the cultural history of his city. Suddenly, he sees one of the characters from his screenplay and follows him. Through his protagonist, the director reflects on what has happened to his hometown and how it has influenced the architecture of the city by exploring its corners and observing its historical sites.