Iran Movies

Iran is the only country in the region to recognise trans people (any other LGBQ+ identity is banned). Both Shervin and Samar offer a glimpse into...

When Mahi's son dies in a car accident, Behrouz who has returned to Iran to sell his properties, attends the funeral. Their old romance catches up...

An experimental film about narrations of two journal photos from Iran's revolution in 1979.

A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When he realizes the woman's affection for a young...

In this guided tour of a unique Persian carpet, a close-up of the delicate "spine" of a tree branches out into the discovery of a fantastical world.

In the middle of a midlife crisis, Sacha leaves his girlfriend and moves into his grandparents' Airbnb. There he meets Marjan, a married Iranian...

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching and what it means to them.

A true and tragic love story of two teenage boys in Iran, where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by the death penalty.

Bright Shadow (Persian: سايه روشن‎‎) is a 1997 Iranian drama film written and directed by...

Stories of families who live in the Zanjan city in the 1980s. Family atmosphere of those years of war and its impact on their lives A family...

An engineer attempts to keep his family safe from the revolutionary turmoil of 1978 Iran.

DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE unfolds inside an Iranian divorce court, providing a subtle and intimate look at the lives of women in a country...

The Big Bang is a film directed by Farhad Roshanaie.

25-year-old Arghavan lives with her parents in Tehran, and intends to marry her fiancé, Hesam. One day, her short stories win her a grant to...

Family videos are odd objects. You can sit around all together and for a few hours relive your life. Family videos are valuable. The older the videos...

Hundred to one hundred (Persian: صدبرابرصد‎‎) is a 1995 Iranian film written and...

This piece is inspired by the memoirs of Sepideh Gholian. A prisoner of conscience at 26 years old in Bushehr prison, Iran.

An urban guerrilla, wounded after a bank robbery, seeks refuge with his childhood friend—only to discover that his friend has fallen into...

Siavash Shahabi film made in 2011.