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  • The Salesman

    The Salesman

    Crime, Thriller

    2016

    2h.5min

    -12

    Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident ...


  • A separation

    A separation

    Drama

    2010

    2h.3min

    -10

    Nader's wife asks for a divorce because he refuses to leave Iran. Events then unfold at a frantic pace for him.


  • A Hero

    A Hero

    Drama, Thriller

    2021

    2h.7min

    -10

    Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against ...


  • The Past

    The Past

    Drama

    2013

    2h.10min

    -10

    Ahmad arrives in Paris to finalize his divorce. He discovers the strained relationship between his ex-wife and his daughter.


  • My Favourite Cake

    My Favourite Cake

    Drama, Comedy

    2024

    1h.37min

    -12

    Seventy-year-old Mahin, solitary until now, chooses to revive her love life.


  • It Was Just an Accident
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    It Was Just an Accident

    Drama, Thriller

    2025

    1h.46min

    -12

    What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.


  • Empty Nets

    Empty Nets

    Drama

    2024

    1h.41min

    -10

    A poetic love story about Iranian youth's hope for freedom, persistent inequalities, and the exile that threatens their lives.


  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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    The Seed of the Sacred Fig

    Drama, Thriller

    2024

    2h.47min

    -12

    Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian ...


  • Tatami
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    Tatami

    Thriller, Drama

    2024

    1h.45min

    -16

    The Iranian female judoka Leila is at the World Judo Championships, intent on bringing home Iran's first gold medal.


  • Zalava

    Zalava

    Drama, Horror

    2021

    1h.33min

    -16

    1978, in a small village called Zalava, villagers claim that a demon is among them. A young sergeant who investigates the claim crosses paths with an exorcist ...


  • Terrestrial Verses
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    Terrestrial Verses

    Drama, Comedy

    2023

    1h.17min

    -10

    A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian ...


  • Hit the Road

    Hit the Road

    Drama

    2021

    1h.33min

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    A chaotic family is on a road trip across a rugged landscape. In the back seat, Dad has a broken leg, Mom tries to laugh when she's not holding back tears, ...


  • Ballad of a White Cow

    Ballad of a White Cow

    Drama

    2021

    1h.45min

    -10

    Mina's life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was innocent of the crime for which he was executed, so she starts a silent battle against ...


  • Sun Children

    Sun Children

    Drama

    2021

    1h.39min

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    The story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together they work hard to survive and support their families, doing small jobs in a garage and committing ...


  • No Bears
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    No Bears

    Drama

    2022

    1h.46min

    -12

    Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been barred from leaving the country, arrives at a village on the Iran-Turkey border to supervise a film based on ...


  • Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

    Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

    Drama

    2019

    1h.29min

    -12

    "Enter our sweepstakes via text message. Does Maryam Komijani deserve to be forgiven and pardoned? Send 1 for yes, 2 for no" then the TV show goes live ...


  • There Is No Evil
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    There Is No Evil

    Drama

    2020

    2h.31min

    -12

    Every country that enforces the death penalty needs people to kill other people. Four men are put in front of an unthinkable but simple choice. Whatever ...


  • 3 Faces

    3 Faces

    Comedy

    2018

    1h.50min

    -12

    Three Iranian actresses: one from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, one popular star of today and a young girl longing to attend a conservatory.


  • Taxi

    Taxi

    Documentary

    2015

    1h.22min

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    As Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies by the Iranian government, he poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran. Director ...


  • 180 Degree Rule

    180 Degree Rule

    Drama

    2020

    1h.23min

    -10

    A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice that will ...


  • 24 Frames
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    24 Frames

    Documentary

    2017

    1h.54min

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    A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by filmmaker ...


  • Fault Line

    Fault Line

    Shorts

    2018

    14min

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    Nahal breaks her arm in a fight at school. A man claims she hit someone while riding a motorcycle and fled the scene because she didn't have a permit. ...


  • A Time for Drunken Horses
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    A Time for Drunken Horses

    Drama

    1999

    1h.20min

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    In his feature film debut, director Bahman Ghobadi portrays the life of Kurds on the Iraq-Iran border who live from smuggling because the fields are mined. ...


  • Through the Olive Trees
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    Through the Olive Trees

    1994

    1h.43min

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    A depiction of the off-screen relationship between the actors who play the newlyweds in the film Zendegi va digar hich (1992). The movie focuses on one ...


  • Le Goût de la Cerise
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    Le Goût de la Cerise

    1996

    1h.39min

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    Dans sa voiture, un homme traverse la banlieue de Téhéran et cherche quelqu'un pour l'accompagner...Palme d'or au Festival de Cannes 1997. Dans sa voiture, ...


  • A Man of Integrity
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    A Man of Integrity

    Drama

    2017

    1h.53min

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    A gold fish farmer in a small Iranian village is facing financial ruin when his water supply from the river is cut off. Reza (35), having distanced himself ...


  • Iranian
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    Iranian

    Documentary, Independent

    2014

    1h.45min

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    Four Iranian mullahs, pillars of the regime, and an Iranian filmmaker living in exile, critical of the regime, discuss God and the world.


  • Drum

    Drum

    Drama

    2016

    1h.30min

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    The film is set in a dreamlike atmosphere, the characters do not have names, locations and streets neither. Tehran is the only character whose name is ...


  • Le Président
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    Le Président

    Drama

    2014

    1h.45min

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    Le président et sa famille dirigent leur pays d’une main de fer, profitant d'une vie luxueuse pendant que ses sujets vivent dans la misère. Dans un pays ...


  • Red Rose
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    Red Rose

    2014

    1h.27min

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    Alors que Téhéran bat le pavé au lendemain d'une élection usurpée, un homme et une femme relaient la révolte à l'extérieur et apprennent à s'aimer. Téhéran, ...


  • Fifi hurle de joie

    Fifi hurle de joie

    Documentary

    2013

    1h.36min

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    Mitra Farahani a passé deux mois aux côtés de Bahman Mohassess, les deux derniers de cette légende de l’art moderne iranien, exilé volontaire dès l'ère ...


  • Facing Mirrors
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    Facing Mirrors

    Drama

    2011

    1h.28min

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    Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transsexual ...