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Afghan Children

With 3 million illegal Afghan refugees living in Iran, this documentary explores the lives of some of the Afghan children living in Tehran. Focusing on the issues of education and child labour, the film draws attention to the layered political and financial reasons why thousands of such children are...

2002 | 30 Min
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Afghan Children

Afghan Children

7.7

In Iran, when the illegal Afghan worker Najaf (Gholam Ali Bakhshi) breaks his foot in an accident in a construction of a building, his fragile son Rahmat becomes his replacement. The master Memar (Mohammad Amir Naji) makes Rahmat responsible for feeding the worker, and Lateef becomes jealous of Rahm...

2001 | 94 Min
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Baran

Baran

8

Bashu, The Little Str

At the height of the Iran-Iraq war, Bahram Beizai made Bashu: the Little Stranger. Beizai's film tells the story of young Bashu, who, displaced from his home in Khuzestan thanks to an Iraqi bombardment, seeks refuge in northern Iran. Bashu speaks Arabic while the villagers of northern Iran speak Gil...

1989 | 120 Min
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Bashu, The Little Str

Bashu, The Little Str

8

A human interest, society documentary, directed by Mohammad H Jafari, 'Green Card' recalls the story of one's upbringing in Afghanistan and how the current and political climate affects individual opportunities. The passenger in this documentary, travels around the country, making discoveries about ...

2000 | 27 Min
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Green Card

Green Card

8

Seventeen-year old Mahi doesn't expect to fall in love, but that's exactly what happens in this romantic drama. When Mahi meets Heiran, a young Afghan worker who has come to Iran for sanctuary, the pair form an instant connection. However, the couple must hide their relationship from MahiÃ¢ÂÂs par...

2008 | 88 Min
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Heiran

Heiran

8.5

Many Afghans decide to immigrate in order to flee the violence of war. While some of them do not make it, many reach Europe illegally, ending up in refugee camps and unable to speak the language of the country they find themselves in. Majid Akbari is one of them, and this thought-provoking documenta...

2010 | 35 Min
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Last Station

Last Station

6

'Like Hafez' explores the lives of Afghani children through a lens of passion and love, enlightening the viewer to their backgrounds and revealing an emotional core. The documentary also begins delving into the rich and varied nature of Persian poetry and literature. A thoroughly engrossing and poig...

2010 | 20 Min
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Like Hafez

Like Hafez

9.3

My Little Country

Abbas Mohammadi's documentary tells the story of self-funded schools set up for Afghani children who are forced to seek refuge in Iran. Paid for by parents and taught by women educated at Iran universities, the schools operate on a shoe-string budget, but the film explores how they offer a vital sen...

2008 | 24 Min
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My Little Country

My Little Country

7

This episodic drama focuses on the lives of a minority family in Booshehr. Toomaj, the family's eldest son, hopes to join his love Shirin in London by swimming across the English Channel. His sister, meanwhile, has opted to seclude herself from society due to the colour of her skin, but the upcoming...

2014 | 103 Min
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Pope

Pope

7.8

This remarkable documentary focuses on the lives of Iran's Afghan population, and its trials and tribulations. Mostly made up of refugees fleeing the 1978 Saur Revolution, the community faces problems obtaining citizenship, and as a result, sustainable education and work. We take a look at several A...

2012 | 36 Min
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Roots in Self

Roots in Self

4

The Day of the Jackal

A short documentary film about the Devilkin murders, which killed over 20 children in the late 2000s. The documentary demonstrates the struggles of Afghan immigrants within the Iranian legal system in Pakdasht. This film contains dramatic recreations, real interviews with both the murderers and the ...

2003 | 25 Min
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The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

7

Based on Ghassan Kanafani's novel, 'Returning to Haifa,' this film, set in 1967, centres on a Palestinian couple who return to the war-torn city to search for their young son Farhan, whom they were forced to abandon when fleeing Zionist acts of terrorism in 1948. Saeed and Atefeh's own house has eve...

1995 | 144 Min
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The Survivor

The Survivor

8.7

The 15-year-old orphan boy Atiq, named after Colombian Footballer 'Valderama' because of his curls, is exploited and hast to flee after he stood up to himself. In Tehran he meets the young Forough, tries a new start as Street vendor and finds himself again in difficult circumstances. Getting identit...

2016 | 91 Min
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Valderama

Valderama

8

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