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Two families live in the same impoverished neighbourhood but their differing outlooks on life brings them many difficulties. Mehdi lives with his devoutly religious wife and three daughters. In the same building, lives Farzaneh who has lost her husband. She lives with her son and a baby girl. The na...

When Arash finds out that his brother will be executed soon, he decides to prepare a hold-up with the help of his sister and friends. One day, the group of friends take staff and customers hostage in an bureau de change. Arash and his friends will only free the people taken hostage, if his brother g...

An old man living with his only daughter tries to keep her close to him by any means, although she is married. With longing for what was, the daughter becomes attached to the one thing she has left of her deceased mother, a horse. Jealous of her affections, the old and stubborn patriarch sets the ho...

Bahman (Parviz Parastui) returns from Europe to put his late father's house in order. The maid, Pari (Mahtab Nasirpour), hired by Bahman's cousin, arrives to help him out. Hired against his will, he finds her intrusion annoying. When Pari needs his help, the isolated Bahman must decide whether to ge...

Based on Haruki Murakami's 'A Shinagawa Monkey', 'Three Sessions of Therapy' won the best music, set design and best actress awards at the 32nd Fajr Theater Festival. Directed by Afsaneh Mahian, who also directed the internationally acclaimed, 'Acclimatising' (Ham Havaee), the play uses minimalist s...

A man awakes to find substantial gaps in his long and short term memory, leaving him unsure of his identity and past. A therapist arrives to help him recollect his lost memories. As she aids him in bringing certain mysteries to light, it becomes evident that aspects of the memories lack cohesion and...

Hasan Majooni's 'Sotvane Inishmore' is an outstanding Iranian take on Martin McDonagh's play 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore', first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in 2001. Masterfully interpreted by Navid Mohammadzadeh and Reza Behboodi, this lunatic and gory comedy was well recei...

A series of seven interconnected vignettes about different people dealing with their everyday problems in modern day Iran. Featuring stories of love between mothers and sons, husbands and wives, and men and women whose affection gives them the hope they need to overcome life's toughest challenges. A...

This extraordinary film centres on Amir, a young Tehrani who decides to tell all in a Youtube video. When Amir is granted a night off from caring for his invalid father, his evening of fun with friends takes a nasty turn with disastrous consequences. Filmed in one single shot, Amir's stark confessio...

Thirteen-year old Behmani struggles to deal with his parents' divorce in this shocking coming of age film by Houman Seyyedi. Abused by his peers at school, Behmani seeks comfort in a group of older kids from the wrong side of the tracks. They welcome him into the fold, and soon Behmani becomes mixed...

Set informally, the audience stands close to the actors, as they perform without elaborate costume or artificial set to distract from the action. Narrated by two solemn guides, director Amir Reza Kouhestani, takes us on a journey through space and over geographical borders. It is a self-reflective p...

Sohrab and Bijan are two penniless friends who live in an old, abandoned cinema. One morning they decide to seek out Qader, a man who owes them a lot of money, but Bijan is severely wounded in a fight with Qader's men. Desperate and distraught, Sohrab brings Bijan back to the cinema, where it seems ...

Based on Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play 'La Cantatrice Chauve' - translated from French as 'The Bald Soprano' is a dreamlike symphony of nonsensical speech and disjointed associations, all intended to expose just how hopeless human communication really is. It holds the world record for the play tha...

Ghasem has a plan. With a wife twenty years younger than him and two children who depend on him for financial support until they can marry, he is in dire need of money. Concocting an elaborate scheme to stage a car accident, Ghasem hopes to ensnare some unfortunate individual, from whom he can then ...

'The Eyes That Are Yours' is a one woman play starring Bahareh Rahnama, as a deserted wife reflecting on her life. Shortly after the birth of their child, her husband abandons her. Beginning with her upbeat denial, she talks as if her husband is still there to listen. The disembodied voice of her hu...

Whilst driving on a dark night, a man hits a dog and injures it severely. His guilt and empathy are evident as he takes the whimpering animal to his home. However, dogs are considered 'unclean' in Islam and his wife and family wish for him to disperse of the dog. With his family arguing that the dog...

Short comedy-drama set in an office. When Karim and Amir argue about work and Amir collapses, is stuffing his body in a closet really the best way to deal with the situation? It may be, seeing as Karim's bosses are about to arrive for an office inspection. But can he successfully hide the body from ...

Experimental two-actor play with a refreshing lack of dialogue and an intriguing lack of narrative structure. Set in the apartment of a young couple, music and physical actions convey the couple's changing moods as a day unfolds in their lives. Meloncholy, curiosity, excitement and fun are just some...

Iranian photographer Khosro has lived and worked in Paris for twenty years. He does everything he can to erase the memory of Iran, while maintaining his bond with his father, who stayed behind. Through their frequent Skype calls, the old man's voice has come to embody the city of Tehran for him. Yet...

The Iranian re-imagining of the classic Russian play, written by Anton Chekhov. The play centers around an aristocratic woman and her family as they return to their old home just before it gets auctioned. The cherry orchard around the house symbolizes the past and also the family. As they lose the e...

This play is three-act comedy that tells the story of a godfather in Naples who has always tried his best to prevent any bloodshed and avoid any personal involvements with the organised crime. Despite his best efforts to keep out of trouble, things take a dangerous turn after a big dispute broke out...

Based on Henning Mankell's Swedish play, this play tells the story of Hasse who is on the way to see his estranged mother for the first time in years. She is dying. A bus breakdown puts an end to his hopes for last-minute reconciliation but it affords him an opportunity to ponder the events that wre...

This deeply intimate portrait of an Iranian woman's life, this film documents the life of Habibeh Bedayat, a self-taught painter who has created over 4000 works of art. Scenes of Habibeh conducting her everyday life allow us a fascinating glimpse into the philisophies of a strongly independent wife,...