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Tehran's untold sociopolitical history through rare, unseen film archives spanning over a century.
A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.
This documentary, after years of ignorance of "Fereydoun Goleh", one of the most influential filmmakers in Iranian cinema, talks to him and his colleagues.
A documentary about life and career of an eighty-year-old Iranian actress, Iran Daftari.
An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile to destroy an unspecific target in that country.
Ahmad Assigns his Brother Hossein to Transport the Smuggled Cargo and then Informs Major Lieutenant Rezai-Zadeh of the Matter. Major Lieutenant, Along with His Men and Ali, a Conscript, Pursue Hossein. Hossein is Shot Dead by Ali, and Ali, Who is Tormented by His Conscience, Goes to Hossein's Grave and Encounters his Wife Mahtab and Hussein's Father. Ali goes to His Hometown and After Meeting His Parents, Meets His Fiancée, Who Intends to Smuggle a Smuggled Cargo Through Major Lieutenant Rezai-Zadeh's Protected Area On the Orders of Soleiman. Ali Discovers Their Plan and Traps the Smugglers. After That, He Becomes Interested in Mahtab and Asks Her to Marry Him. After the Marriage, Ali Tells Mahtab About the Murder of Hossein and Drives His Wife Away. Ahmad Also Iintensifies the Fire of Discord and kidnaps Abbas in the Process. Ali Saves Abbas, and Mahtab, Realizing Ali's Sacrifice, Goes to Meet Him to Reconcile.
A man famous for his toughness cuts himself off from everything after being released from prison. But his past never leaves him alone. His enemies from his past life, the people he has harmed in some way, never leave him alone. His young son Sezercik does everything he can to save his father from these men. He takes on a task that is too big for him.