Where Is The Friend's House?

Where Is The Friend's House? 1987

7.92

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

1987

A Time for Drunken Horses

A Time for Drunken Horses 2000

7.60

After their father dies, a family of five children are forced to survive on their own in a Kurdish village on the border of Iran and Iraq.

2000

Through the Olive Trees

Through the Olive Trees 1994

7.40

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

1994

Bab'Aziz

Bab'Aziz 2006

7.10

The story of a blind dervish named 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. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape.

2006

Hush! Girls Don't Scream

Hush! Girls Don't Scream 2013

6.50

Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But as the dark secrets in her past are slowly revealed, exposing a childhood of neglect, abuse, and the tragic history of two previous failed marriages, the characters must face their own battles with justice, retribution, and morality.

2013

Leila

Leila 1999

7.20

This film tells the story of a semi modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation. This is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.

1999

The Kingdom of Solomon

The Kingdom of Solomon 2010

7.00

Solomon, Prophet and the King, has asked God to give him an ideal kingdom which has never been given to anybody before. He is told to prepare himself and his subjects with evil and unearthly creatures that haunt the men.

2010

Che

Che 2014

5.50

Two days in the life of Mostafa Chamran, Iran's first post-revolutionary defense minister, as he attempts to prevent the city of Paveh from falling to Kurdish separatists in 1979.

2014

Iron Island

Iron Island 2005

7.30

Squatters live on a mothballed oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The children attend a school on board; men harvest scrap metal and old oil in the hull; women keep house and raise children and Captain Nemat runs it all with an iron hand. We follow a lad who rescues fish trapped in the hull, an old man who stares at the sun, the idealistic teacher, and Ahmad, the Captain's assistant who has fallen in love with a young woman whose father wants to marry her to someone of means. What future has this sinking city?

2005

Din - The Day

Din - The Day 2022

1

After an eight-year hiatus, Ananta Jalil's new film 'Din - The Day' will officially herald his return to the big screen in July 2022. Long time co-star and wife Barsha stars opposite him as co-lead on the film that has the distinction of being a joint collaboration with the country of Iran. Principal photography took place in Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

2022

The Deserted Station

The Deserted Station 2002

6.00

On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to find a spare part, the wife, who used to be a teacher, takes over the teaching lessons in the village. It is clear that the children live there, in this strange deserted place, without any men, save the teacher and an old signal guard. As the day draws on, the children help to bring a new hope and life into the wife's heart.

2002

City of Mice

City of Mice 1986

6.00

Mice who have to leave their school and immigrate because of a wild cat who wants to eat them up. Eventually the mice defeat the cat and go back to their home.

1986

Cypress Under Water

Cypress Under Water 2018

1

The secret of the worldview of dignity is revealed? This mystery of sleep will spit Marsh, Mahro, Goodarz, Bahram, Jahangir Major Pushis. Jahanbakhsh begins a long journey to prove his innocence and the return of tranquility. A journey that will end the life of many of them.

2018

Breath

Breath 2016

6.10

Breath is about an Iranian family who lives in Iran. It tells the story of Bahar, who is living with her father, Ghafour and Grandmother during the 70s.She is living in her childish and surreal world, filled with their dreams and fantasies.

2016

Persian Carpet

Persian Carpet 2007

5.00

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors contributed films on the subject of Persian carpet. Carpets are the reflection of the cultural and historical identity of Iran.

2007

Under the Skin of the City

Under the Skin of the City 2001

7.00

Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

2001

A Man without a Shadow

A Man without a Shadow 2019

3.20

The film A Shadowless Man in the Social Genre, produced in 1397 and filmed in Iran and Spain. The director of this work, Alireza Reisian, went on to make a film without shadows after the films "Forty Years" and "The Age of Love". A Shadowless Man was screened at the 37th Fajr Festival. The story of this film deals with the emotional and marital relationship of contemporary man, who has a special look at social problems these days. The film's synopsis states that filmmaker Mahan Koushiar decides to make a documentary about a serial murder, but his life is affected.

2019

Pari

Pari 1995

5.40

Pari is an honor student in literature and theatre at Tehran University. Attracted to the life of her late brother Asad, an ascetic and devotee to Eastern philosophy, she abandons her usual life and embarks on a journey to find herself and discover who she really is. Her quest upsets her other brother, Dadashi, who disagrees with the ascetic life of Asad and tries to convince Pari to return to literature and theater. Her quest upsets her other brother, Dadashi, who disagrees with the ascetic life of Asad and tries to convince Pari to return to literature and theater

1995

The Long Farewell

The Long Farewell 2015

3.70

A textile factory worker struggles to keep his life together after his life is shrouded in controversy by his wife’s death. He is revered by his co-workers and at constant threat from his wife’s brother, seeking retribution for her death.

2015

Gholamreza Takhti

Gholamreza Takhti 2019

6.30

The story of life of Gholam Reza Takhti from his childhood till adulthood, his matches and finally his death.

2019