IRAN Movies

Yalda, a Night for Forgivness 2019 Maryam is a young woman who is accused of murdering her husband and is sentenced to death In the Yalda night they bring her to a live TV show so that Mona who is the only daughter of the victim see her and forgive her from her crime But some happenings in the show

No Bears 2022 Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power

The Circle 2000 In a hospital waiting room a woman learns her daughter, Solmaz Gholami, has just given birth The ultrasound test had prepared the family for a boy The baby, it turns out, is a girl The joy the mother anticipated turns to terror for she knows her son in laws family will abandon her da

Ashkan, the Charmed Ring and Other Stories 2008 At times, the world is filled with things we cannot understand Ashkan, the Charmed Ring and Other Stories reveals the complicated interlinked chains of the world that people cannot comprehend Shahrooz and Reza try to rob a jewelry shop despite their bl

A Hero 2021 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 payment of part of the sum But things dont go as planned

Botox (2020) Akram and Azar two sister lie about the disappearance of their brother by telling everyone he has fled to Germany. In time this "lie" takes a life of its own and leads everyone to dark and mysterious places.

The Color of Paradise (1999) Mohammad, a boy at Tehran's institute for the blind, waits for his dad to pick him up for summer vacation. While waiting, he realizes a baby bird has fallen from its nest: he chases away a cat, finds the bird, climbs a tree, and puts it back. His father finally comes and

The Night (2020) An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.

The Invincible Six (1970) Based on the story "The Heroes of Yucca," The Invincible Six features a ragtag group of jewel thieves who become the unofficial guardians of a small Iranian village. When bandits attack the village, looking for the body of their former leader and his treasure map, the Invin

Sheeple (2018) The story of a gang of drug dealers in the south of Tehran who has sheltered many youngsters and orphans from the streets. Shahin and Shakoor who are brothers are leading the gang but when ...

The Cut, Exposing FGM Worldwide (2016) Taking more than six years to complete, The Cut is a feature-length documentary that conclusively proves that female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM) can be found as a native practice on all inhabitable continents. From war zones in the Middle-East to bucoli

The Other Side of the Wind (2018) A Hollywood director emerges from semi-exile with plans to complete work on an innovative motion picture.

Images from the Qajar Dynasty: "A short documentary made while the filmmaker was preparing his acclaimed feature Once upon a Time, Cinema. The Qajar (aka Ghajar) family ruled Iran from 1785-1925. The film shows rare photos and early films shot at the Shah's court, along with family portraits."--Cont

Children of Heaven (1997) Zahra's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zahra until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits. Will the plan succeed?

A Separation (2011) Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shah

The Silence (1998) Because of his special gift in identifying objects by the sounds they make, a blind young boy is employed as a string instrument tuner in a small village in Tajikistan. He may be blind but that does not mean he cannot see. On his way to work, he could tell the quality of the bread

The Gardener (2012) The Gardener is a surreal film made using documentary-style techniques via the cameras of father and son (the Makhmalbafs) who go to Israel to learn about a religion (Baha'i faith) that they don't know much due to its taboo status in the country of both the filmmaker and the fait

In the middle of Iran-Iraq war, and at the height of Tehran's Bombardment, time goes by fear and fear. but love and affection, life and hope leave the tangible fear of death abandoned in the words of the living death is an absolute question and love is a frequent ambiguity. "Bomb: A Love Story&

Black Tape: A Tehran Diary, the Videotape Fariborz Kambari Found in the Garbage (2002) Banned in Iran this experimental film uses fictionalized, grainy, home video footage to tell the story of the abusive relationship between a successful middle aged Iranian businessman and his 18 year old wife, Gol

The Past (2013) Coming back to accomplish the divorce procedure, Ahmad an Iranian man, arrives in Paris after four years to meet his ex-wife and her daughters from her previous marriage. He notices his ex is in a relationship with an Arab named Samir who also has a son and a wife in a coma. The rela

Ten Little Indians (1974) A group is invited, under false pretenses, to an isolated hotel in the Iranian desert. After dinner, a cassette tape accuses them all of crimes that they have gotten away with. One by one they begin to die, in accordance to the Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme. After a sear

In outskirts of Rasht city in Iran, a woman has established a shelter for curing and supporting wild and domestic animals. She has done this with the help of her family and friends.

As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.

A documentary about fraud and fakery.

Preparing for their wedding Shang and Mulan are suddenly sent off on a secret mission Mushu starts to meddle and a surprise attack by Mongolians doesn't help either.