Movies and TvShows featuring "iranian-cinema" theme.

In 'Taste of Cherry,' a middle-aged man named Mr. Badii drives around Tehran in search of someone who will bury him after he commits suicide. Along the way, he gives rides to various passengers and engages in philosophical conversations about life and death. The film explores themes of hope, despair, and self-reflection.

In the Iranian village, a young boy named Ahmed discovers that he accidentally took his classmate's notebook home. Determined to return it, he goes on a journey to find his friend's house. Along the way, Ahmed encounters various challenges and learns the importance of kindness and helpfulness. This minimalistic and postmodern film showcases the gentle and slow pace of rural life in Iran, while also exploring themes of friendship, family relationships, and education.

A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.

During a documentary shoot, Cheun, a beloved traffic warden, gets into trouble with a local inspector. On Rue Clignancourt, his resignation has the effect of a street light going out. In this new darkness, a filmmaker must rediscover his humanity, while Cheun must continue to invent his cinema. The rest doesn’t matter.

Chess of the Wind is a gripping mystery drama that takes place in Iran. It revolves around a house, a doctor, and a murder. The story explores the complexities of family relationships and showcases the unique elements of Iranian cinema. As the mystery unravels, a mirror becomes a crucial clue in solving the crime. The film also touches upon themes of washing clothes and the use of a wheelchair. With its intriguing plot and elements of giallo, Chess of the Wind keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.

Tracing the history and influence of Iranian cinema and its filmmakers.

Iranian film director Amir Naderi talks to Zar Amir Ebrahimi about his career in this documentary directed and produced by Ebrahimi and broadcast by BBC World Service and BBC Persian. Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of Iranian modern cinema. He was born in 1945 in the Persian Gulf port of Abadan. Orphaned at an early age and living the life of a street urchin, Naderi had to survive by selling ice, working as a shoeshine boy and recycling empty beer bottles. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films in the theaters where he worked at a very young age. He began his career by taking pictures for some notable Iranian features. In the 1970’s, he started directing his own films, and made some of the most important movies of the New Iranian Cinema. After moving to New York in the early 90’s, Amir Naderi continued to make films. They have premiered at the Venice, Cannes, Tribeca, and Sundance Film Festivals.

A man tries to run away from a mysterious attacker

As Zohreh returns from a party, she becomes entangled in her friend's complicated situation, leading to a major decision.

Sara Nodjoumi embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind the vanishing of over 100 'treasonous' artworks created by her father, acclaimed Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.

After her addicted husband sells their 6-year-old daughter, a mother takes matters into her own hands and sets off on a desperate journey to save her child. Noghreh is a gripping Iranian short film about poverty, addiction, and maternal strength.

This Iranian short film revolves around a young seminary student who moves to a new house encountering his eccentric neighbor with a strange request.

A documentary about life and career of an eighty-year-old Iranian actress, Iran Daftari.

The story is about a doll named Amo Pumble who teaches children how to live in society by reading a magic book to children.

Hana is an LGBT master painter. she has been rejected from Iranian society because of her sexual orientation. At the age of 9, she showed her interest in a girl for the first time. For this reason, the family also rejected him. Hana is ready to do anything to save her lover because of the many tensions she has gone through in her life.

People destroyed the Ali Akbar Sanati Museum, an Iranian painter and sculptor, and all his works were destroyed. Mordad 28, In 1332, many people were burned alive in the fire of Rex Cinema, 28 years later on the 25th, they repaired The House of History movie. This film is an experimental fiction film, with links to images of the last survivor of the Sanati Museum, namely the sculptures of prisoners in prison, and the voices of the history of Iranian cinema, from the Sasanian era to the Constitution and the Islamic Revolution.

A couple are on the threshold of divorce. In the absence of his wife, while the father tries to keep their daughter with him, he confronts his daughter's first period experience.

A man gives a piece of his food he just ordered to a poor man standing near his table. The poor man getting a taste of what he was craving for so long, slowly turns into something he wasn't Before.

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.

Before dawn, seven passengers are making their way from Shahdad to Kerman on a side road. When one of the passengers is discovered dead, they haven't traveled very far. Instead of finding an ID, an address, or a phone when they search the dead man's body, they discover a lot of cash under his vest.