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A Brief Peace

Ata Hayati's fly-on-the-wall documentary is a broad study of the formalities, rituals and suffering surrounding death. Filmed on a single day at Behesht Zahra, Tehran's largest cemetery, Hayati observes mourners at different stages of the mourning and burial process as they each try to find 'a brief...

2004 | 52 Min
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A Cradle For Mother

Completed her degree in Russian Literature at Moscow University, young Narges is studying at a seminary now. She is supposed to go to Russia to teach the students newly converted to Islam, but...

2013 | 76 Min
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A Piece of Bread

A miracle has taken place in one of the villages of a mountainous region of Iran. An illiterate woman, it is claimed, can now interpret Arabic and can read the Quran, even with her eyes closed. As more and more people journey to the village in the hope of being cured, a sceptical army officer (Ahmad...

2005 | 90 Min
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7.9

At the School of Seye

A series of 49 documentary films by 31 filmmakers, Children of the Land of Iran provides a window into the traditions, rituals and people within the rich and diverse culture of Iran. The film tells a very emotionally engaging story about a clergyman who decides to fulfil his military service in a ...

1996 | 21 Min
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Auntie Nahid

This fascinating documentary takes a look at a woman who makes a living from singing at religious events in Iran. These events, which cater for women only, pay extremely well, and our protagonist is able to make a tidy sum. A riveting glimpse into a hidden world, the film sheds light on female singi...

2014 | 25 Min
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4.7

Barefoot in Paradise

'Barefoot In Paradise' tells an emotionally engaging story about a clergyman who decides to fulfil his military service in a medical institution. This institution, incidentally, specialises in taking care of patients with an incurable disease. The film consists of beautifully constructed cinematogra...

2007 | 78 Min
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Behind the Wheel of L

'Behind the Wheel of Life' is a short film about Nasri, a divorced mother who drives a taxi to support herself and her son. Revealing her frustrations and loves in equal measure, Sahar Salahshoor's documentary follows Nasri through a day in her life, exploring the importance of religious faith, frie...

2008 | 27 Min
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6.7

Binam Alley

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...

2016 | 83 Min
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Birth Of A Butterfly

'Birth of a Butterfly' is made up of three short dramatic episodes shot in the mountains of North-Western Iran. In an area with a deep connection to the natural world, the characters in each of the parables have their faith tested by the challenges ahead of them. Two children struggle with the burde...

1997 | 100 Min
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6.8

Calamities of The Mai

'Calamities Of The Maiden' follows Jean, a young Tehrani girl struggling with her own identity. Born into a conservative household, she hopes to marry Andre, a Christian, but the decision puts her into conflict with her stern and overbearing father. A surreal trip into the identity crisis of a woman...

2006 | 100 Min
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5.1

Chigh

A series of 49 documentary films by 31 filmmakers, Children of the Land of Iran provides a window into the traditions, rituals and people within the rich and diverse culture of Iran. Chigh is a fabric used by the Kurd nomads of Western Iran for covering tents, and woven from reeds and goat's fle...

1997 | 35 Min
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6.9

Circumstances

Directed by Maryam Keshavarz and featuring Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy, this Iranian film won the audience award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a young woman's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession. The heads of the ...

2011 | 107 Min
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Clouds Are En Route

This fascinating documentary examines Turkish immigration in Germany, and its impact not just economically, but also culturally. What does it mean to be of the Islamic faith in the Western world? Through the eyes of second generation Turk Unal Kaymackci, a lawyer in his forties, we learn how Frankfu...

2015 | 67 Min
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Coffee After Friday P

Directors Katayoun Arsanjani and Pooyan Shahrokhi highlight the thriving coffee shop culture that has increased in popularity every Friday after prayers. This ritual has become a central hub of activity, discussion and community. 'Coffee After Friday Pray' is an intriguing look into how religion pla...

2000 | 12 Min
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Dilemma

'Dilemma' follows Rafiee Malekzadeh, a young film student in Iran. Director Mehrdad Farid examines the restrictions imposed on Rafiee as a female filmmaker and daughter of a clergyman, highlighting the continual struggle between tradition and modernity. The documentary also features contributions fr...

2002 | 24 Min
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3.5

From The Heaven That

1997 | 15 Min
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God Doesn't Make a Mi

Behroov Nouranipoor's documentary explores the role Islamic faith plays in the life of one family after a highly specific death. Told from the perspective of Aylar, whose father Atly was killed by a camel in controversial circumstances, the film unfolds the events which lead to his death and the rep...

2013 | 40 Min
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7.1

Gold and Copper

A mullah in training struggles to take care of his ailing wife Zahra and their children in this moving melodrama. The film puts a human face on Iran's Muslim clergy with its unusual tale of a man forced to become a better husband and father. Seyed has just moved with his family to Tehran to study an...

2011 | 97 Min
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7.3

Hunters Are The Best

We are granted a view into a relatively unexplored world in this fascinating film about life as a member of the clergy. Several clergymen give frank, often warmly amusing details about how they embarked on their lives of religion, and how their recreation, routines, and family lives are affected by ...

2010 | 30 Min
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Hussein Who Said No

A historical religious Iranian film directed by Ahmad Reza Daryish. The story narrates the Battle of Karbala on the Day of Ashura and tells of Hussein Ibn Ali in 680 CE against Yazid Ibn Muawiyah Ibn Abu Sufyan.

2014 | 150 Min
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Lantouri

Lantouri is the name of a gang of thieves and blackmailers in Tehran. Pasha, a member of the gang, falls in love with Maryam, a social activist/journalist who has started a campaign, 'No to Violence' and she tries to convince the families of the crime victims, to forgive the murderers of their loved...

2016 | 108 Min
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Mashti Esmaeil

In rural Iran, an elderly blind farmer, Mashti Esmaeil, toils through the seasons of sowing and harvest. Kisari's documentary follows Esmaeil as he goes about his everyday tasks, capturing the farmer's tender moments with his wife and daughter in the process. Despite his disability, Esmaeil manages...

2014 | 60 Min
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Mother Courage and He

Khiali Sabri's 'Mother Courage and Her Children' is an adaptation of one of nine plays that Brecht wrote in an attempt to counter the rise of Fascism and Nazism. In response to the invasion of Poland by the German armies of Adolf Hitler in 1939, Brecht wrote 'Mother Courage' in what writers call a "...

2014 | 92 Min
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Muhammad The Messenge

By the order of Abraha, King of Habasha, one of his army commanders launches an attack on Mecca in order to destroy the Kaaba. He leads a well-equipped force of thousands of soldiers, horses and elephants. As the army approaches Mecca, the elephants respond to divine order by halting and refusing to...

2015 | 178 Min
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Never

This episodic film is comprised of four stories, each sharing the central theme of Imam Hussein. A son must do whatever it takes to honor his motherÃ¢ÂÂs dying wish of pilgrimage to Karbala, a war veteran cancels his pilgrimage plans to save his community, a wife searches for her husband who has b...

2016 | 90 Min
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Persian Catwalk

'Persian Catwalk' explores the relatively unexplored fashion industry in Iran. The filmmaker discusses the history of Iranian fashion, including the trends that occurred over the years, as well as the resistance from the religious government. As a counterpoint, the film also follows Mahdis, a 20 yea...

2009 | 56 Min
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Raspberry

Rezvan is a surrogate for wealthy couple Hamid and Homa. Despite their different outlooks on the world, the couple have trusted her to carry the child they always wanted. However, when a devastating accident takes place, it looks as if Rezvan will have to give up the child. This is not the least of ...

2014 | 90 Min
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Salma and the Apple

This parable-like story focuses on Sadeq, a young cleric visiting home after a spell at a seminary. Once there, his mother urges him to visit nearby relatives to ask for his cousin's hand. On his way, he encounters a series of characters, all upon whom his gentle positivity has a warming effect. As ...

2011 | 90 Min
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6.5

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A Brief Peace

A Cradle For Mother

A Piece of Bread

At the School of Seye

Auntie Nahid

Barefoot in Paradise

Behind the Wheel of L

Binam Alley

Birth Of A Butterfly

Calamities of The Mai

Chigh

Circumstances

Clouds Are En Route

Coffee After Friday P

Dilemma

From The Heaven That

God Doesn't Make a Mi

Gold and Copper

Hunters Are The Best

Hussein Who Said No

Lantouri

Mashti Esmaeil

Mother Courage and He

Muhammad The Messenge

Never

Persian Catwalk

Raspberry

Salma and the Apple

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A Brief Peace

A Cradle For Mother

A Piece of Bread

At the School of Seye

Auntie Nahid

Barefoot in Paradise

Behind the Wheel of L

Binam Alley

Birth Of A Butterfly

Calamities of The Mai

Chigh

Circumstances

Clouds Are En Route

Coffee After Friday P

Dilemma

From The Heaven That

God Doesn't Make a Mi

Gold and Copper

Hunters Are The Best

Hussein Who Said No

Lantouri

Mashti Esmaeil

Mother Courage and He

Muhammad The Messenge

Never

Persian Catwalk

Raspberry

Salma and the Apple

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