Movies and TvShows featuring "human-rights-in-iran" theme.

The subject of the film is male-female relationships. Composed of 7 vignettes, "20 Fingers" features Mania Akbari and Bijan Daneshmand as a contemporary Iranian couple. The film is an intense, bumpy series of conversations and sometimes quarrels reflecting the problems facing Iranian men and women and the struggle between modernism and tradition, liberalism and conservatism.

The young Iranian woman had not been expecting this kind of examination. She only wanted to renew her driver’s license, but when the officials noticed a scar on her wrist and her tattoo, they began looking at her with suspicion. Suddenly she is trapped, forced to answer personal questions and exposed to insinuations. The camera captures the growing uneasiness with clinical precision.

The old tailor, Yolan, just released from an Iranian prison, sets out in search of the village in Turkey where he was born. By his side is Ozal, a 9-year old boy. Together they wander through the mountains of Eastern Anatolia and discover a country whose realities are as fabulous as they are simple.

A man returns to his homeland after many years abroad and starts to uncover the hidden truths and dark secrets within his family. As he delves deeper into his past, he must confront the complex web of family relationships, political censorship, and organized crime. Through flashbacks and memories, he unravels the mysteries surrounding his ill father, the death of his son, and the influence of the oligarchy on his life. In this gripping drama, he grapples with themes of inheritance, freedom, and martyrdom.