Dariush Mehrjui

Dariush Mehrjui

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Dariush Mehrjui (born 8 December 1939 in Tehran), also spelled as Mehrjui, Mehrjoui, and Mehrjuyi, is an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, and film editor. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, Gaav is considered to be the first film of this movement, which also included Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays.

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Leila
Leila is a kind-hearted and loving woman whose marriage to Reza starts off happily. But when she learns that she is infertile, her life changes rapidly. Devastated by the news, Leila finds herself under growing pressure from Reza's mother to let him take a second wife to bear his children, and what ...
1997 | 120 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa , Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Jamileh Sheikhi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Turan Mehrzad, Amir Paivar
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Leila

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Hamoun
The middle class Hamid Hamoun has been married to painter Mahshid for seven years. However, Mahshid is becoming increasingly frustrated with their existence, and feels that Hamid is somehow holding her back from her true creativity. When she asks for a divorce, Hamid struggles to come to terms with ...
1990 | 116 Min
Genre : Drama, Mystery, Romance
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Bita Farahi, Sedigheh Kianfar, Turan Mehrzad, Jalal Moghadam, Khosrow Shakibai, Asadollah Yekta, Amrollah Saberi, Hossein Sarshar, Anik Shefrazian, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Fathali Oveisi
Hamoun

Hamoun

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The Orange Suit
Hamed Aban, a professional magazine photographer, is suddenly affected by a book on Feng Shui and becomes profoundly interested in environment cleanliness and protection. He goes as far as getting employed by the city council, wearing an orange uniform and becoming famous for his hygienic prowess. A...
2012 | 107 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Kianoosh Gerami, Mitra Hajjar, Leila Hatami, Ferdous Kaviani, Kamshad Kooshan, Omid Roohani, Ardeshir Rostami, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Hamed Behdad, Pourhesabi Mahyar
The Orange Suit

The Orange Suit

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The Tenants
Set almost entirely in a residential building on the outskirts of Tehran, a number of tenants encounter a series of problems with their homes. The owner of the building Abbas, however, is careless, refusing to maintain the property. What begins as a few leaks and cracks here and there escalates into...
1986 | 103 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Ferdous Kaviani, Hossein Sarshar, Iraj Rad, Farimah Farjami, Manouchehr Hamedi, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Reza Rooygari, Ali Naghi Kani, Safar Kashkooli, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Rahman Moghaddam, Manizheh Salimi, Shapoor Shahidi , Siavosh Tahmoures, Yarta Yaran
The Tenants

The Tenants

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The Cow
Often credited as being the first Iranian New Wave film, 'The Cow' is a window into the lives of a tightly knit community whose livestock is under constant threat of being rustled. One of the most important community members is Hassan, a man whose best friend and surrogate daughter is his beloved co...
1969 | 100 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Fannizadeh, Esmat Safavi, Khosrow Shoja Zade, Jafar Vali, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Mahin Shahabi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
The Cow

The Cow

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The Santoor Player
Ali is a well-renowned santoor player and music teacher whose concerts are the talk of the community. He also secretly nurtures a heroin addiction, and supports his habit by playing at weddings and parties after he was disowned by his wealthy and reputable family. The film charts his decline into de...
2007 | 107 Min
Genre : Drama, Music
Actors : Bahram Radan, Golshifteh Farahani, Masoud Rayegan, Roya Teymourian, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Nader Soleymani, Mahyar Pourhesabi, Siamak Khahani, Mohammad Solouki, Hassan Pourshirazi , Sadreddin Hejazi
The Santoor Player

The Santoor Player

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Good to Be Back
Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his old friend, Kambiz, who has been his seaside neighbor for years. However, the appearance of a mysterious object scuppers any hopes of a straightforward ...
2013 | 92 Min
Genre : Comedy, Mystery
Actors : Hamed Behdad, Mahnaz Afshar, Reza Attaran, Roya Teymourian, Homayoun Ershadi, Alireza Jafari, Ali Asghar Tabasi, Mohammad Kart, Hassan Pourshirazi
Good to Be Back

Good to Be Back

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Tehran: Days of Acquaintance
When an ordinary family joins a group of wealthy people on a tour of Tehran, they don't know what they're in for. Visiting historical buildings and tourist attractions is just the beginning of their journey, and they will discover much more than the places of Tehran before they're through. As the to...
2010 | 107 Min
Genre : Adventure, Family
Actors : Pantea Bahram, Katayoun Amir Ebrahimi, Akbar Meshkati, Niki Nasirian, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Mehdi Talebzadeh, Ali Abedini, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Gholamreza Nikkhah, Soraya Nouri, Minou Saberi, Ardeshir Kazemi, Rahman Hosseini, Fatemeh Fardin, Ghorban Nadjafi
Tehran: Days of Acqua

Tehran: Days of Acqua
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The Pear Tree
Mahmoud (Homayoun Ershadi) is a successful writer and intellectual who retreats to his family's rural estate in order to overcome a severe case of writer's block. While there, he begins to contemplate his life, comparing it to a pear tree in the yard which has stopped producing fruit. From there, th...
1998 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohammad Reza Shahbani Nouri, Nematollah Gorji, Sasan Bagherpour, Jafar Bozorgi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Amir Ali Ghezelayagh, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Rahman Hosseini, Jahangir Mirshekari, Maryam Moghbeli, Maliheh Nazari
The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

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Sara
Thought-provoking story based on Henrik Isben's celebrated play, 'A Doll's House.' Sara is the perfect young housewife, and when her husband Hessam needs an expensive emergency operation while he is abroad, she doesn't hesitate to get the money - by any means. For the next three years, she labours t...
1992 | 98 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Amin Tarokh, Khosrow Shakibai, Khadijeh Shamsi, Tina Rashidi, Soren Menachikanian, Zahra Mahmoudi, Mahvash Vaghari, Yasamin Malek Nasr, Felor Hejazi, Ahmad Saeedi Nejad, Faramarz Hayat Roshanaei, Ebrahim Tafreshi, Mohammad Ali Taghi Kani, Maryam Mehrjui, Samin Mesgara, Mina Bozorgmehr, Seyed Amir Seyyedi, Hamzeh Pesyan, Elaheh Moghaddam, Nader Rajab Pour, Nazanin Karimi, Ali Mokhtari
Sara

Sara

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Beloved Sky
Master filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui stuns audiences with this magical realist drama. Shayan (Ali Mosaffa), a successful young doctor, is shaken by the discovery of a seemingly incurable brain tumor. His determination to end it all is thwarted, however, when he encounters a village seemingly untouched b...
2011 | 90 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Ali Mosaffa , Ghorban Nadjafi, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Mani Haghighi, Leila Hatami, Amir Seyyedi
Beloved Sky

Beloved Sky

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Pari
Pari is a student of literature at a university in Tehran. Strong-willed and capable, she nevertheless frequently displays outward aggression towards the people in her life, jeopardising her relationship with her tutor, her fiance, and her brother. Projecting her inner struggle onto others is, howev...
1995 | 113 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Ali Mosaffa , Khosrow Shakibai, Melika Sharifinia
Pari

Pari

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The Mix
Esteemed film director Khosrow leads his crew in a race to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the end of the Fajr Film Festival. This extraordinary film treats the audience to a behind-the-scenes look at how sound is created for film, often with comedic and even touching resul...
2000 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Negar Foroozandeh, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Leila Hatami, Mahnaz Ansarian, Marzieh Boroomand, Ezzatolah Entezami, Gohar Kheirandish, Ali Mosaffa , Omid Roohani, Melika Sharifinia , Ferdous Kaviani, Khosrow Shakibai
The Mix

The Mix

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To Stay Alive
This deeply moving film opens on Madina, a young carpet weaver, and her deepening friendship with a handsome soldier. However, any hopes of a promising future are soon dashed to pieces when Madina's past comes to light. We also meet the bright, intelligent Bemani, who, upon being forced to marry an ...
2002 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Neda Aghaei, Masoumeh Bakhshi, Shadi Heydari
To Stay Alive

To Stay Alive

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The Cycle
From legendary filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui comes The Cycle, a bold and powerful commentary on the illicit blood trade in modern Iran. An impoverished young man brings his gravely ill father to Tehran in the hope of securing him treatment. After being unsuccessful, they encounter a doctor who o...
1975 | 101 Min
Genre :
Actors : Saeed Kangarani, Ezzatolah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Esmail Mohammadi, Bahman Forsi, Rafi Halati
The Cycle

The Cycle

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Journey to the Land of Rimbaud
In 1981, Dariush Mehrjui and his family traveled to Paris, along with several other Iranian refugees. They remained there for several years. This feature-length semi-documentary contrasts his own journey from East to West to find himself, with the journey of French poet, Arthur Rimbaud, who traveled...
1983 | 65 Min
Genre : Arts & Literature, Portrait
Actors : Pierre Bayle, Mathieu Joly, Nicolas Joly
Journey to the Land o

Journey to the Land o
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Leila
Leila is a kind-hearted and loving woman whose marriage to Reza starts off happily. But when she learns that she is infertile, her life changes rapidly. Devastated by the news, Leila finds herself under growing pressure from Reza's mother to let him take a second wife to bear his children, and what ...
1997 | 120 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa , Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Jamileh Sheikhi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Turan Mehrzad, Amir Paivar
Leila

Leila

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Hamoun
The middle class Hamid Hamoun has been married to painter Mahshid for seven years. However, Mahshid is becoming increasingly frustrated with their existence, and feels that Hamid is somehow holding her back from her true creativity. When she asks for a divorce, Hamid struggles to come to terms with ...
1990 | 116 Min
Genre : Drama, Mystery, Romance
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Bita Farahi, Sedigheh Kianfar, Turan Mehrzad, Jalal Moghadam, Khosrow Shakibai, Asadollah Yekta, Amrollah Saberi, Hossein Sarshar, Anik Shefrazian, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Fathali Oveisi
Hamoun

Hamoun

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The Orange Suit
Hamed Aban, a professional magazine photographer, is suddenly affected by a book on Feng Shui and becomes profoundly interested in environment cleanliness and protection. He goes as far as getting employed by the city council, wearing an orange uniform and becoming famous for his hygienic prowess. A...
2012 | 107 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Kianoosh Gerami, Mitra Hajjar, Leila Hatami, Ferdous Kaviani, Kamshad Kooshan, Omid Roohani, Ardeshir Rostami, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Hamed Behdad, Pourhesabi Mahyar
The Orange Suit

The Orange Suit

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The Santoor Player
Ali is a well-renowned santoor player and music teacher whose concerts are the talk of the community. He also secretly nurtures a heroin addiction, and supports his habit by playing at weddings and parties after he was disowned by his wealthy and reputable family. The film charts his decline into de...
2007 | 107 Min
Genre : Drama, Music
Actors : Bahram Radan, Golshifteh Farahani, Masoud Rayegan, Roya Teymourian, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Nader Soleymani, Mahyar Pourhesabi, Siamak Khahani, Mohammad Solouki, Hassan Pourshirazi , Sadreddin Hejazi
The Santoor Player

The Santoor Player

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Good to Be Back
Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his old friend, Kambiz, who has been his seaside neighbor for years. However, the appearance of a mysterious object scuppers any hopes of a straightforward ...
2013 | 92 Min
Genre : Comedy, Mystery
Actors : Hamed Behdad, Mahnaz Afshar, Reza Attaran, Roya Teymourian, Homayoun Ershadi, Alireza Jafari, Ali Asghar Tabasi, Mohammad Kart, Hassan Pourshirazi
Good to Be Back

Good to Be Back

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The Pear Tree
Mahmoud (Homayoun Ershadi) is a successful writer and intellectual who retreats to his family's rural estate in order to overcome a severe case of writer's block. While there, he begins to contemplate his life, comparing it to a pear tree in the yard which has stopped producing fruit. From there, th...
1998 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohammad Reza Shahbani Nouri, Nematollah Gorji, Sasan Bagherpour, Jafar Bozorgi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Amir Ali Ghezelayagh, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Rahman Hosseini, Jahangir Mirshekari, Maryam Moghbeli, Maliheh Nazari
The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

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Sara
Thought-provoking story based on Henrik Isben's celebrated play, 'A Doll's House.' Sara is the perfect young housewife, and when her husband Hessam needs an expensive emergency operation while he is abroad, she doesn't hesitate to get the money - by any means. For the next three years, she labours t...
1992 | 98 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Amin Tarokh, Khosrow Shakibai, Khadijeh Shamsi, Tina Rashidi, Soren Menachikanian, Zahra Mahmoudi, Mahvash Vaghari, Yasamin Malek Nasr, Felor Hejazi, Ahmad Saeedi Nejad, Faramarz Hayat Roshanaei, Ebrahim Tafreshi, Mohammad Ali Taghi Kani, Maryam Mehrjui, Samin Mesgara, Mina Bozorgmehr, Seyed Amir Seyyedi, Hamzeh Pesyan, Elaheh Moghaddam, Nader Rajab Pour, Nazanin Karimi, Ali Mokhtari
Sara

Sara

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Pari
Pari is a student of literature at a university in Tehran. Strong-willed and capable, she nevertheless frequently displays outward aggression towards the people in her life, jeopardising her relationship with her tutor, her fiance, and her brother. Projecting her inner struggle onto others is, howev...
1995 | 113 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Ali Mosaffa , Khosrow Shakibai, Melika Sharifinia
Pari

Pari

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The Mix
Esteemed film director Khosrow leads his crew in a race to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the end of the Fajr Film Festival. This extraordinary film treats the audience to a behind-the-scenes look at how sound is created for film, often with comedic and even touching resul...
2000 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Negar Foroozandeh, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Leila Hatami, Mahnaz Ansarian, Marzieh Boroomand, Ezzatolah Entezami, Gohar Kheirandish, Ali Mosaffa , Omid Roohani, Melika Sharifinia , Ferdous Kaviani, Khosrow Shakibai
The Mix

The Mix

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To Stay Alive
This deeply moving film opens on Madina, a young carpet weaver, and her deepening friendship with a handsome soldier. However, any hopes of a promising future are soon dashed to pieces when Madina's past comes to light. We also meet the bright, intelligent Bemani, who, upon being forced to marry an ...
2002 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Neda Aghaei, Masoumeh Bakhshi, Shadi Heydari
To Stay Alive

To Stay Alive

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Leila
Leila is a kind-hearted and loving woman whose marriage to Reza starts off happily. But when she learns that she is infertile, her life changes rapidly. Devastated by the news, Leila finds herself under growing pressure from Reza's mother to let him take a second wife to bear his children, and what ...
1997 | 120 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa , Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Jamileh Sheikhi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Turan Mehrzad, Amir Paivar
Leila

Leila

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Hamoun
The middle class Hamid Hamoun has been married to painter Mahshid for seven years. However, Mahshid is becoming increasingly frustrated with their existence, and feels that Hamid is somehow holding her back from her true creativity. When she asks for a divorce, Hamid struggles to come to terms with ...
1990 | 116 Min
Genre : Drama, Mystery, Romance
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Bita Farahi, Sedigheh Kianfar, Turan Mehrzad, Jalal Moghadam, Khosrow Shakibai, Asadollah Yekta, Amrollah Saberi, Hossein Sarshar, Anik Shefrazian, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Fathali Oveisi
Hamoun

Hamoun

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The Orange Suit
Hamed Aban, a professional magazine photographer, is suddenly affected by a book on Feng Shui and becomes profoundly interested in environment cleanliness and protection. He goes as far as getting employed by the city council, wearing an orange uniform and becoming famous for his hygienic prowess. A...
2012 | 107 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Kianoosh Gerami, Mitra Hajjar, Leila Hatami, Ferdous Kaviani, Kamshad Kooshan, Omid Roohani, Ardeshir Rostami, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Hamed Behdad, Pourhesabi Mahyar
The Orange Suit

The Orange Suit

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The Tenants
Set almost entirely in a residential building on the outskirts of Tehran, a number of tenants encounter a series of problems with their homes. The owner of the building Abbas, however, is careless, refusing to maintain the property. What begins as a few leaks and cracks here and there escalates into...
1986 | 103 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Ferdous Kaviani, Hossein Sarshar, Iraj Rad, Farimah Farjami, Manouchehr Hamedi, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Reza Rooygari, Ali Naghi Kani, Safar Kashkooli, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Rahman Moghaddam, Manizheh Salimi, Shapoor Shahidi , Siavosh Tahmoures, Yarta Yaran
The Tenants

The Tenants

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The Cow
Often credited as being the first Iranian New Wave film, 'The Cow' is a window into the lives of a tightly knit community whose livestock is under constant threat of being rustled. One of the most important community members is Hassan, a man whose best friend and surrogate daughter is his beloved co...
1969 | 100 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Fannizadeh, Esmat Safavi, Khosrow Shoja Zade, Jafar Vali, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Mahin Shahabi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
The Cow

The Cow

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The Santoor Player
Ali is a well-renowned santoor player and music teacher whose concerts are the talk of the community. He also secretly nurtures a heroin addiction, and supports his habit by playing at weddings and parties after he was disowned by his wealthy and reputable family. The film charts his decline into de...
2007 | 107 Min
Genre : Drama, Music
Actors : Bahram Radan, Golshifteh Farahani, Masoud Rayegan, Roya Teymourian, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Nader Soleymani, Mahyar Pourhesabi, Siamak Khahani, Mohammad Solouki, Hassan Pourshirazi , Sadreddin Hejazi
The Santoor Player

The Santoor Player

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Good to Be Back
Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his old friend, Kambiz, who has been his seaside neighbor for years. However, the appearance of a mysterious object scuppers any hopes of a straightforward ...
2013 | 92 Min
Genre : Comedy, Mystery
Actors : Hamed Behdad, Mahnaz Afshar, Reza Attaran, Roya Teymourian, Homayoun Ershadi, Alireza Jafari, Ali Asghar Tabasi, Mohammad Kart, Hassan Pourshirazi
Good to Be Back

Good to Be Back

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The Pear Tree
Mahmoud (Homayoun Ershadi) is a successful writer and intellectual who retreats to his family's rural estate in order to overcome a severe case of writer's block. While there, he begins to contemplate his life, comparing it to a pear tree in the yard which has stopped producing fruit. From there, th...
1998 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohammad Reza Shahbani Nouri, Nematollah Gorji, Sasan Bagherpour, Jafar Bozorgi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Amir Ali Ghezelayagh, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Rahman Hosseini, Jahangir Mirshekari, Maryam Moghbeli, Maliheh Nazari
The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

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Sara
Thought-provoking story based on Henrik Isben's celebrated play, 'A Doll's House.' Sara is the perfect young housewife, and when her husband Hessam needs an expensive emergency operation while he is abroad, she doesn't hesitate to get the money - by any means. For the next three years, she labours t...
1992 | 98 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Amin Tarokh, Khosrow Shakibai, Khadijeh Shamsi, Tina Rashidi, Soren Menachikanian, Zahra Mahmoudi, Mahvash Vaghari, Yasamin Malek Nasr, Felor Hejazi, Ahmad Saeedi Nejad, Faramarz Hayat Roshanaei, Ebrahim Tafreshi, Mohammad Ali Taghi Kani, Maryam Mehrjui, Samin Mesgara, Mina Bozorgmehr, Seyed Amir Seyyedi, Hamzeh Pesyan, Elaheh Moghaddam, Nader Rajab Pour, Nazanin Karimi, Ali Mokhtari
Sara

Sara

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Beloved Sky
Master filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui stuns audiences with this magical realist drama. Shayan (Ali Mosaffa), a successful young doctor, is shaken by the discovery of a seemingly incurable brain tumor. His determination to end it all is thwarted, however, when he encounters a village seemingly untouched b...
2011 | 90 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Ali Mosaffa , Ghorban Nadjafi, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Mani Haghighi, Leila Hatami, Amir Seyyedi
Beloved Sky

Beloved Sky

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Pari
Pari is a student of literature at a university in Tehran. Strong-willed and capable, she nevertheless frequently displays outward aggression towards the people in her life, jeopardising her relationship with her tutor, her fiance, and her brother. Projecting her inner struggle onto others is, howev...
1995 | 113 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Ali Mosaffa , Khosrow Shakibai, Melika Sharifinia
Pari

Pari

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The Mix
Esteemed film director Khosrow leads his crew in a race to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the end of the Fajr Film Festival. This extraordinary film treats the audience to a behind-the-scenes look at how sound is created for film, often with comedic and even touching resul...
2000 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Negar Foroozandeh, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Leila Hatami, Mahnaz Ansarian, Marzieh Boroomand, Ezzatolah Entezami, Gohar Kheirandish, Ali Mosaffa , Omid Roohani, Melika Sharifinia , Ferdous Kaviani, Khosrow Shakibai
The Mix

The Mix

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To Stay Alive
This deeply moving film opens on Madina, a young carpet weaver, and her deepening friendship with a handsome soldier. However, any hopes of a promising future are soon dashed to pieces when Madina's past comes to light. We also meet the bright, intelligent Bemani, who, upon being forced to marry an ...
2002 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Neda Aghaei, Masoumeh Bakhshi, Shadi Heydari
To Stay Alive

To Stay Alive

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The Cycle
From legendary filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui comes The Cycle, a bold and powerful commentary on the illicit blood trade in modern Iran. An impoverished young man brings his gravely ill father to Tehran in the hope of securing him treatment. After being unsuccessful, they encounter a doctor who o...
1975 | 101 Min
Genre :
Actors : Saeed Kangarani, Ezzatolah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Esmail Mohammadi, Bahman Forsi, Rafi Halati
The Cycle

The Cycle

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Journey to the Land of Rimbaud
In 1981, Dariush Mehrjui and his family traveled to Paris, along with several other Iranian refugees. They remained there for several years. This feature-length semi-documentary contrasts his own journey from East to West to find himself, with the journey of French poet, Arthur Rimbaud, who traveled...
1983 | 65 Min
Genre : Arts & Literature, Portrait
Actors : Pierre Bayle, Mathieu Joly, Nicolas Joly
Journey to the Land o

Journey to the Land o
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Leila
Leila is a kind-hearted and loving woman whose marriage to Reza starts off happily. But when she learns that she is infertile, her life changes rapidly. Devastated by the news, Leila finds herself under growing pressure from Reza's mother to let him take a second wife to bear his children, and what ...
1997 | 120 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa , Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Jamileh Sheikhi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Turan Mehrzad, Amir Paivar
Leila

Leila

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Hamoun
The middle class Hamid Hamoun has been married to painter Mahshid for seven years. However, Mahshid is becoming increasingly frustrated with their existence, and feels that Hamid is somehow holding her back from her true creativity. When she asks for a divorce, Hamid struggles to come to terms with ...
1990 | 116 Min
Genre : Drama, Mystery, Romance
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Bita Farahi, Sedigheh Kianfar, Turan Mehrzad, Jalal Moghadam, Khosrow Shakibai, Asadollah Yekta, Amrollah Saberi, Hossein Sarshar, Anik Shefrazian, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Fathali Oveisi
Hamoun

Hamoun

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The Orange Suit
Hamed Aban, a professional magazine photographer, is suddenly affected by a book on Feng Shui and becomes profoundly interested in environment cleanliness and protection. He goes as far as getting employed by the city council, wearing an orange uniform and becoming famous for his hygienic prowess. A...
2012 | 107 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Kianoosh Gerami, Mitra Hajjar, Leila Hatami, Ferdous Kaviani, Kamshad Kooshan, Omid Roohani, Ardeshir Rostami, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Hamed Behdad, Pourhesabi Mahyar
The Orange Suit

The Orange Suit

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The Tenants
Set almost entirely in a residential building on the outskirts of Tehran, a number of tenants encounter a series of problems with their homes. The owner of the building Abbas, however, is careless, refusing to maintain the property. What begins as a few leaks and cracks here and there escalates into...
1986 | 103 Min
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Actors : Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Ferdous Kaviani, Hossein Sarshar, Iraj Rad, Farimah Farjami, Manouchehr Hamedi, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Reza Rooygari, Ali Naghi Kani, Safar Kashkooli, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Rahman Moghaddam, Manizheh Salimi, Shapoor Shahidi , Siavosh Tahmoures, Yarta Yaran
The Tenants

The Tenants

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The Cow
Often credited as being the first Iranian New Wave film, 'The Cow' is a window into the lives of a tightly knit community whose livestock is under constant threat of being rustled. One of the most important community members is Hassan, a man whose best friend and surrogate daughter is his beloved co...
1969 | 100 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Ezzatolah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Fannizadeh, Esmat Safavi, Khosrow Shoja Zade, Jafar Vali, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Mahin Shahabi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
The Cow

The Cow

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The Santoor Player
Ali is a well-renowned santoor player and music teacher whose concerts are the talk of the community. He also secretly nurtures a heroin addiction, and supports his habit by playing at weddings and parties after he was disowned by his wealthy and reputable family. The film charts his decline into de...
2007 | 107 Min
Genre : Drama, Music
Actors : Bahram Radan, Golshifteh Farahani, Masoud Rayegan, Roya Teymourian, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Nader Soleymani, Mahyar Pourhesabi, Siamak Khahani, Mohammad Solouki, Hassan Pourshirazi , Sadreddin Hejazi
The Santoor Player

The Santoor Player

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Good to Be Back
Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his old friend, Kambiz, who has been his seaside neighbor for years. However, the appearance of a mysterious object scuppers any hopes of a straightforward ...
2013 | 92 Min
Genre : Comedy, Mystery
Actors : Hamed Behdad, Mahnaz Afshar, Reza Attaran, Roya Teymourian, Homayoun Ershadi, Alireza Jafari, Ali Asghar Tabasi, Mohammad Kart, Hassan Pourshirazi
Good to Be Back

Good to Be Back

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Tehran: Days of Acquaintance
When an ordinary family joins a group of wealthy people on a tour of Tehran, they don't know what they're in for. Visiting historical buildings and tourist attractions is just the beginning of their journey, and they will discover much more than the places of Tehran before they're through. As the to...
2010 | 107 Min
Genre : Adventure, Family
Actors : Pantea Bahram, Katayoun Amir Ebrahimi, Akbar Meshkati, Niki Nasirian, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Mehdi Talebzadeh, Ali Abedini, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Gholamreza Nikkhah, Soraya Nouri, Minou Saberi, Ardeshir Kazemi, Rahman Hosseini, Fatemeh Fardin, Ghorban Nadjafi
Tehran: Days of Acqua

Tehran: Days of Acqua
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The Pear Tree
Mahmoud (Homayoun Ershadi) is a successful writer and intellectual who retreats to his family's rural estate in order to overcome a severe case of writer's block. While there, he begins to contemplate his life, comparing it to a pear tree in the yard which has stopped producing fruit. From there, th...
1998 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Homayoun Ershadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohammad Reza Shahbani Nouri, Nematollah Gorji, Sasan Bagherpour, Jafar Bozorgi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Amir Ali Ghezelayagh, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Rahman Hosseini, Jahangir Mirshekari, Maryam Moghbeli, Maliheh Nazari
The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

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Sara
Thought-provoking story based on Henrik Isben's celebrated play, 'A Doll's House.' Sara is the perfect young housewife, and when her husband Hessam needs an expensive emergency operation while he is abroad, she doesn't hesitate to get the money - by any means. For the next three years, she labours t...
1992 | 98 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Amin Tarokh, Khosrow Shakibai, Khadijeh Shamsi, Tina Rashidi, Soren Menachikanian, Zahra Mahmoudi, Mahvash Vaghari, Yasamin Malek Nasr, Felor Hejazi, Ahmad Saeedi Nejad, Faramarz Hayat Roshanaei, Ebrahim Tafreshi, Mohammad Ali Taghi Kani, Maryam Mehrjui, Samin Mesgara, Mina Bozorgmehr, Seyed Amir Seyyedi, Hamzeh Pesyan, Elaheh Moghaddam, Nader Rajab Pour, Nazanin Karimi, Ali Mokhtari
Sara

Sara

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Beloved Sky
Master filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui stuns audiences with this magical realist drama. Shayan (Ali Mosaffa), a successful young doctor, is shaken by the discovery of a seemingly incurable brain tumor. His determination to end it all is thwarted, however, when he encounters a village seemingly untouched b...
2011 | 90 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance
Actors : Ali Mosaffa , Ghorban Nadjafi, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Mani Haghighi, Leila Hatami, Amir Seyyedi
Beloved Sky

Beloved Sky

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Pari
Pari is a student of literature at a university in Tehran. Strong-willed and capable, she nevertheless frequently displays outward aggression towards the people in her life, jeopardising her relationship with her tutor, her fiance, and her brother. Projecting her inner struggle onto others is, howev...
1995 | 113 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Niki Karimi, Ali Mosaffa , Khosrow Shakibai, Melika Sharifinia
Pari

Pari

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The Mix
Esteemed film director Khosrow leads his crew in a race to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the end of the Fajr Film Festival. This extraordinary film treats the audience to a behind-the-scenes look at how sound is created for film, often with comedic and even touching resul...
2000 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Negar Foroozandeh, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Leila Hatami, Mahnaz Ansarian, Marzieh Boroomand, Ezzatolah Entezami, Gohar Kheirandish, Ali Mosaffa , Omid Roohani, Melika Sharifinia , Ferdous Kaviani, Khosrow Shakibai
The Mix

The Mix

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To Stay Alive
This deeply moving film opens on Madina, a young carpet weaver, and her deepening friendship with a handsome soldier. However, any hopes of a promising future are soon dashed to pieces when Madina's past comes to light. We also meet the bright, intelligent Bemani, who, upon being forced to marry an ...
2002 | 95 Min
Genre : Drama
Actors : Neda Aghaei, Masoumeh Bakhshi, Shadi Heydari
To Stay Alive

To Stay Alive

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The Cycle
From legendary filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui comes The Cycle, a bold and powerful commentary on the illicit blood trade in modern Iran. An impoverished young man brings his gravely ill father to Tehran in the hope of securing him treatment. After being unsuccessful, they encounter a doctor who o...
1975 | 101 Min
Genre :
Actors : Saeed Kangarani, Ezzatolah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Esmail Mohammadi, Bahman Forsi, Rafi Halati
The Cycle

The Cycle

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Journey to the Land of Rimbaud
In 1981, Dariush Mehrjui and his family traveled to Paris, along with several other Iranian refugees. They remained there for several years. This feature-length semi-documentary contrasts his own journey from East to West to find himself, with the journey of French poet, Arthur Rimbaud, who traveled...
1983 | 65 Min
Genre : Arts & Literature, Portrait
Actors : Pierre Bayle, Mathieu Joly, Nicolas Joly
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