London Iranian Film Festival

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Hasan is seething with rage. A blacklisted director, it’s been years since he was allowed to shoot a film. In Tehran and its environs, filmmakers are being murdered. But why is the serial killer ignoring him of all people? Hasan is crushed: isn’t he the best filmmaker of his time?

2018 | 103 Min
Genre : Comedy

Actors : Hassan Majooni (حسن معجونی), Leila Hatami ( لیلا حاتمی‎ ), Leili Rashidi (لیلی رشیدی‎), Parinaz Izadyar (پریناز ایزدیار‎), Ali Mosaffa (علی مصفا), Siamak Ansari (سیامک انصاری), Mina Jafar Zadeh ( مینا جعفر زاده ), Reza Yazdani (رضا یزدانی)‌

Pig

Pig

7.7

Pari and Farhad are a middle-class couple, who are both involved in theater and cinema. They love each other and are happy. Pari becomes pregnant unintentionally and Farhad insists on abortion. However, Pari believes that abortion is cruel and she cannot accept her husbandâs req...

2016 | 91 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Hedayat Hashemi ( هدایت هاشمی ), Elham Korda (الهام کردا), Sepahrad Farzami, Reza Mortazavi (رضا مرتضوی), Behnaz Jafari (بهناز جعفری), Morteza Nasim Sobhan, Roya Javidnia (رویا جاویدنیا), Pooneh Abdolkarimzadeh (پونه عبدالکریم‌زاده), Mehdi Amiri (مهدی امیری), Niki Nasirian ( نیکی نصیریان ), Sepehrad Farzami (سپهراد فرزامی)

Being Born

Being Born

8

The story centers on a pair of young students at a school for Muslim clergymen. When one of them strikes up an online friendship with a German girl who invites him to Europe for a conference, his friend and the schoolâs headmaster decide to travel along with him. Paradise is constantly walking on ...

2016 | 80 Min
Genre : Comedy

Actors : Mehran Rajabi (مهران رجبی), Javad Ezati ( جواد عزتی), Mohammad Ali Najafian, Saman Safari, Bita Atshani, Olivia Bourkat, Matiyas Mets, Klatsida Robert, Katrin Floas

Paradise

Paradise

5.8

Mahmoud is a middle-class family man and business CEO who lives in the suburbs of modern Tehran. Though his wife Taraneh is dutiful and kind-hearted, she is about the only positive thing in his life: his factory is in severe financial straits and his business partner Khakpour has just been injured i...

1998 | 83 Min
Genre : Drama, Family, Thriller

Actors : Fariborz Arabnia ( فریبرز عرب‌نیا ), Hediyeh Tehrani ( هدیه تهرانی ), Mohammad Saleh Ala, Rozita Ghaffari ( رزیتا غفاری ), Hamid Reza Afshar, Arash Majidi ( آرش مجيدي ), Manouchehr Sadeghpoor, Akbar Moazezi

The Hemlock

The Hemlock

7.4

The film 'Neurasthenia' shares with the audience the particularly arresting story of Shahriah, a young man who suffers from depression. When one of his friends recommends seeking help from a psychologist, little does he realise that this will open him up to the abuse of his past that he tried so har...

2014 | 77 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Poolad Mokhtari, Mahsa Mohammad Kazem, Zahra Behrouz Manesh, Mohsen Khoeiniha, Asa Reza Khani (آسا رضاخانی)‌, Salar Karimkhani, Arash Mahankia (آرش ماهان کیا)‌

Neurasthenia

Neurasthenia

7.3

Two years ago, Akram, a 19 year old girl had her long-awaited engagement ceremony, but jubilation descends into trauma, when her father is killed by a member of the groom's family during an argument. The film whisks us to the pivotal day of the murderer's execution sentence, but the secret of Akram'...

2016 | 81 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Shahab Hosseini (شهاب حسینی), Arman Darvish, Nasim Adabi, Hasti Mahdavifar (هستی مهدوی‌فر), Amirhossein Shambayati ( امیرحسین شامبیاتی ), Elham Haaj Fathali, Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh, Giti Ghassemi (گیتی قاسمی), Nima Rad, Payam Inalouei, Mohammad Rasoul Safari, Hamid Reza Janbaz, Amir Kooroshzadeh, Behnaz Bostandoost, Samad Edalatzadeh, Ario Mellatdoost, Iliya Keyvan, Pantea Keyghobadi (پانته‌آ کیقبادی), Ehsan Naji, Alireza Khatami

Wednesday

Wednesday

8.3

Nothing is more painful than seeing your loved one has decided to be alone. You love to see her, enjoy hearing her voice, but she is closing the doors at you. She has chosen loneliness over you. Nothing is more painful than being alone.

2018 | 92 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Amin Hayaei (امین حیایی), Mahnaz Afshar (مهناز افشار), Sara Bahrami (سارا بهرامی), Jamshid Hashempour (جمشید هاشم پور), Hadi Hejazifar (هادی حجازی‌فر), Negar Abedi, Neda Aghighi (ندا عقیقی), Atieh Javid (آتیه جاوید)

Axing

Axing

7.6

When Iraj is hospitalized for unknown reasons, his wife Mehri is on his bedside. Iraj has been beaten up and has lost the power of movement and speech. Mehri, confused about the situation, finally learns Iraj has loaned a great amount of dollar, and not yet paid it back! Now she has to find a way to...

2018 | 83 Min
Genre : Drama, Mystery

Actors : Mohammad Reza Ghaffari ( محمدرضا غفاری ), Iraj Sanjari (ایرج سنجری), Rana Azadivar (رعنا آزادی ور‎), Mohsen Kiaei (محسن کیایی), Jaleh Sameti (ژاله صامتی)

Bearer

Bearer

6.6

The lives of several people become intertwined in this mesmerizing drama. A road movie of sorts, the film focuses on a young driver and the fares he picks up. The spirited Nabat and her brother Sadeq are the first to join him, and while it is not clear what their incessant squabbling is about, it is...

2015 | 92 Min
Genre : Drama, Romance

Actors : Mahtab Keramati (مهتاب کرامتی), Mehrdad Sedighian (مهرداد صدیقیان), Setareh Eskandari ( ستاره اسکندری ), Mehdi Faghih (محمد مهدی فقیه منفرد), Farhad Ghaemian ( فرهاد قائمیان ), Elnaz Habibi (الناز حبیبی‎), Homayoun Ershadi (همایون ارشادی)

Unwished

Unwished

7.5

Five friends get together to spend a night for a happy and intimate birthday celebration, but the dishonesty hidden in their past ruins the night, leading to an unexpected disaster.

2017 | 73 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Milad Keymaram (میلاد کی‌مرام), Amir Aghaei (امیر آقایی‎), Rana Azadivar (رعنا آزادی ور‎), Andisheh Fooladvand ( اندیشه فولادوند ), Behnoosh Bakhtiari (بهنوش بختیاری‎), Mahtab Servati

Privacy

Privacy

6.3

A famous journalist who was out of job for a few years after being arrested, is living with his only daughter in Iran . She is also a journalist. Death of a writer returns an old love from abroad, making him write again .This time about the economy and its mafia .His daughter also tries to write abo...

2017 | 97 Min
Genre : Crime, Drama

Actors : Parviz Parastui (پرویز پرستویی‎), Tina Pakravan (تینا پاکروان), Setareh Eskandari ( ستاره اسکندری ), Shaghayegh Farahani (شقایق فراهانی‎), Alireza Kamali Nejad ( عليرضا كمالی نژاد ), Soraya Ghasemi (ثریا قاسمی), Hossein Pakdel ( حسین پاکدل ), Mehdi Pakdel (مهدی پاکدل)

House of Paper

House of Paper

7.9

Friends since childhood, Shahrokh (Milad Keymaram) and Siavash (Alireza Kamalinejad) have become embroiled in petty crime during their formative years. The hot-headed Shahrokh has a penchant for gambling and has always relied on Siavash for support when his back is pressed up against a wall. While S...

2016 | 90 Min
Genre : Crime, Drama

Actors : Milad Keymaram (میلاد کی‌مرام), Alireza Kamali Nejad ( عليرضا كمالی نژاد ), Mina Sadati, Hengameh Ghaziani (هنگامه قاضیانی), Jamshid Hashempour (جمشید هاشم پور), Hossein Soleimani, Marieh Mashalahi ( ماریه ماشاالهی ), Akbar Moazezi

Rabidity

Rabidity

6.9

A group of close friends, who have patented a genius invention, are waiting to emigrate to Europe. Three days before their journey, one of them gets seriously ill and while heâs in a coma the others have to find the money for his organ transplant. The tense situation slowly reveals layers from eac...

2015 | 90 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Bahram Radan (بهرام رادان), Sareh Bayat (ساره بیات), Mehrdad Sedighian (مهرداد صدیقیان), Shahram Haghighat Doost (شهرام حقیقت دوست), Bahareh Kian Afshar (بهاره کیان افشار), Anahita Dargahi (آناهیتا درگاهی)‌, Hossein Mehri (حسین مهری), Amir Ali Nabavian, Matin Sotudeh, Morteza Taghizadeh, Seyed Ali Salehi (سید علی صالحی), Shahrouz Del Afkar, Romina Rafia, Reza Shamsoldin, Farhad Mahdavi, Hossein Naeini, Alireza Ostadi (علیرضا استادی)

Yellow

Yellow

7.5

Ghasem works at Tehran Municipality and his job is to prevent vendors from selling their products at the sidewalks. Heâs to be fired because of his secret deals with some of the vendors. He is looking for another job as a truck driver and is counting on his wifeâs patrimony to buy the t...

2017 | 82 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Hamed Behdad (حامد بهداد), Baran Kosari (باران کوثری), Nader Fallah (نادر فلاح), Mohsen Kiaei (محسن کیایی), Giti Ghassemi (گیتی قاسمی), Negar Abedi, Hesam Mahmoudi (حسام محمودی), Alireza Kamali Nejad ( عليرضا كمالی نژاد )

Blockage

Blockage

8

Following four stages of a man's life, from childhood to old age, The Human Comedy tells a thrilling story of nostalgia and alienation. A comedy of the tragic life of someone who must live like the people around him despite his own preference.

2017 | 100 Min
Genre : Drama, History

Actors : Arman Darvish, Leila Zareh (لیلا زارع), Hasti Mahdavifar (هستی مهدوی‌فر), Niki Karimi (نیکی کریمی‎), Bahareh Kian Afshar (بهاره کیان افشار), Houman Seyyedi (هومن سيدی)

Human Comedy

Human Comedy

7.3

Nader, a man obsessed with Italy, sings and dances his love to Barfa, from their encounter to their wedding. After a few years, their romance reaches a crisis point which they need to deal with. This delightful Iranian musical comedy is adorned with references to cinema, literature, music and, of co...

2017 | 102 Min
Genre : Comedy, Romance

Actors : Hamed Komeili (حامد کمیلی), Sara Bahrami (سارا بهرامی), Homayoun Ershadi (همایون ارشادی), Farid Sajjadi Hosseini (فرید سجادی حسینی), Reza Sakhaei (رضا سخایی), Jahangir Mirshekari ( جهانگیر میرشکاری ), Naser Sajjadi Hosseini (ناصر سجادی حسینی), Danesh Eghba Shavi (دانش اقباشاوی), Ali Mollagholipoor (علی ملاقلی‌پور), Faezeh Alavi (فائزه علوی), Anamehr Akhlaghi (آنامهر اخلاقی), Ali Jenab (علی جناب)

Italy Italy

Italy Italy

7

Under the Smoky Roof

To say the least, Shirin, her husband and son donât get on like a house on fire. Actually, a crisis follows another as resentment and regret haunt this family under the smoky roof. But will they manage to reconnect and find some sort of happiness again? A thought-provoking family drama by Pouran D...

2017 | 107 Min
Genre : Drama, Family

Actors : Farhad Aslani ( فرهاد اصلانی ‎), Merila Zarei (مریلا زارعی), Behnoosh Tabatabaei (بهنوش طباطبایی), Shahram Haghighat Doost (شهرام حقیقت دوست), Hesam Navab Safavi ( سید حسام نواب‌صفوی ), Azita Hajian (آزیتا حاجیان‎), Fariba Motekhases, Abolfazl Miri, Laleh Marzban (لاله مرزبان)‌, Rasul Najafian, Houshang Tavakoli

Under the Smoky Roof

Under the Smoky Roof

7.9

Mother of the Earth

This documentary takes a brief look at Hayedeh Shirzadi and her husbandâs shared life, love and work and their attempt to put an end to the dumping and burial of urban garbage. Due to their hard work and ingenuity, 100% of the city of Kermanshahâs garbage is now recycled and the bio waste is mad...

2017 | 52 Min
Genre : Human Interest & Society, Portrait

Mother of the Earth

Mother of the Earth

8.7

Shirin Parsi is a rice farmer, but not an ordinary one. After receiving a BA in French literature from the University of Paris, she returned to Iran and decided not to live in the megapolis capital, Tehran. Her husband had inherited land in Shanderman, a village near the Caspian Sea, so they moved t...

2017 | 73 Min
Genre : Human Interest & Society, Portrait

Poets of Life

Poets of Life

8.5

Morteza, a teenager passionate about film, is trying to achieve his dreams. Life, as always, makes things very complicated. He has to face the challenges bravely. The first feature from director Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan, 21 Days Later is a different and powerful piece of story-telling.

2017 | 94 Min
Genre : Drama

Actors : Sareh Bayat (ساره بیات), Hamidreza Azarang ( حمیدرضا آذرنگ ), Amir Hossein Seddigh ( امیرحسین صدیق ), Mehdi Ghorbani ( مهدی قربانی )

21 Days Later

21 Days Later

8.1

Forgery, smuggling and oboe lessons make up a few activities Azar is involved with. As she switches between legality and illegality, the risks accompanying her dual life begin to become more apparent, putting into question its continued sustainability. However, it is clear from the onset that if any...

2016 | 90 Min
Genre : Crime, Drama

Actors : Leila Hatami ( لیلا حاتمی‎ ), Amir Jadidi (امیر جدیدی), Behnoosh Bakhtiari (بهنوش بختیاری‎), Alireza Ostadi (علیرضا استادی), Ali Mansouri (علی منصوری), Saeed Ataeian, Mani Haghighi ( مانی حقیقی ), Hamed Ghafouri, Davood Bakhshikhani, Davood Mortazavi, Morteza Agha Hosseini

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6.8

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