Abbas Ganjavi

This movie is a documentary about Parviz Yahaghi, one of the most famous composers and musicians in Iran, who became isolated after the revolution due to the conditions in Iran. Born in 1935, Parviz Yahaghi, was a regular on the radio show 'Golha' from a young age. Several pre-revolutionary singers such as Mahasti, Homeira and Marzieh became famous for his songs, and with the sound of his violin, many fell in love with Iranian music. He became isolated after the victory of the revolution, although his music was never isolated. Parviz Yahaghi died in February of 2007. The film looks at his life in his own words and in the last years of his life.

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors contributed films on the subject of Persian carpet. Carpets are the reflection of the cultural and historical identity of Iran.

In the beginning of the World War I, Iran’s government decides to remain neutral in order to save the country from further damage. But the countries in war, especially the allied powers (Russia and Britain) and the axis powers (Germany and the Ottoman Empire) ignore Iran’s stance and turn the country into their political and military battlefield. In this situation the young Ahmad Shah Qajar, Iran’s king, feels helpless facing these highly experienced foreign politicians. The young king remembers nothing from his childhood or teen years, and during one of the toughest historical points of Iran when the Russians and the British politicians interfere with most of Iran’s internal affairs to the point of affecting Iranian people’s personal lives, he meets Konts de Gotti, the daughter of Austria’s prime minister in Iran ...

Director Bahman Farmanara's second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged man. In the film's dreamlike opening scene, Dr. Reza Sepidbakht (Reza Kianian), a well-off Tehran gynecologist, thinks he runs over an angel while driving home at night with a call girl. The next morning at the hospital where he works, he is shown a comatose boy who is famous for having memorized the entire Koran. These two events cause him to rethink his cynical outlook on life and his relationships with his elderly father, wayward son, and the women he has mistreated since becoming estranged from his wife. When the boy awakens from his coma, Dr. Sepidbakht begins to look to him for answers.

In world Paralympic championships, Nariman Shokri - the Iranian athlete - encounters Kamel Sa'Doun from Iraq. When Nariman sees him, he goes back in his memories and remembers the hard and ...

Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Naser Taghva'i, based on an original script by Naser Taghva'i and Minoo Farsh'chi. The film was produced in 2001 by Yekta Film.

An elderly owner of a tomato farm and sauce factory, after his wife's death, falls in love with one of the workers of the factory endangering his relationship with his daughters and in-laws. While everybody in the big family persuades the old man to abandon the relationship with the poor girl, the old man makes his final choice of love.

During Iran-Iraq war the Iraqi army was attacking the Iranian oil tankers repeatedly. A young captain decides to pass an oil tanker through the enemy lines and deliver it to overseas. He ...

Majid,a 29 year- old guy, has some problems with his father, Haaj-Nosrat, . Majid finds his father an obstacle against him in his life , and he's looking for revenge, but he's scared to do so. Majid who wants to settle the score decides to kidnap his 10-year-old brother who is the love of his father, and succeeds to do so.

Masoud wants to leave his wife Parvaneh and their daughter and go to Europe. But before that they going on a trip to see some of their relatives. In the way a stranger who is injured rides ...

Abbas is set to be released after 20 years in prison But on the day of his release, Abbas dies.Abbas's wife could not give the news to her blind child.

Gorgo saves a drunk American from the sea and takes him back to his home where he lives with his wife. The drunk American, Rep, tries to rape Gorgo's wife after he gets sober and thus is thrown out of the house and beat up. Gorgo is bankrupt now and has to work in a Road Construction company, where Rep also works as one of the main engineers. The story goes on with a series of unfortunate events consisting of death and rebellion and false accusations...

During the Islamic revolution a SAVAK member Amani marries a woman her name Laleh. Laleh is a doctor and helps the injures of the revolution. Her brother is too involved in the revolution.

Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.

The story focused on a group of farmers who decide to stand up to their tyrannical landlord by rolling a gigantic stone from the top of a mountain with the intention of smashing his exploitative mills and production facilities to smithereens.

The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.

Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tuberculosis, which he knows is fatal. He spends his last days alone in the magnificent rooms of his wintry palace, from where he recollects the glory days of his ancestors as well as days of degradation. Among the latter are the gruesome manner in which his cruel grandfather murdered his mother and brother, and the way that he himself caused the death of his wife.

Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tuberculosis, which he knows is fatal. He spends his last days alone in the magnificent rooms of his wintry palace, from where he recollects the glory days of his ancestors as well as days of degradation. Among the latter are the gruesome manner in which his cruel grandfather murdered his mother and brother, and the way that he himself caused the death of his wife.

Wounded by the police, a thief looks up his old friend in order to leave the proceeds of his theft with him. Instead, he finds that his friend is a drug addict. He sticks around to try and help his friend kick the habit; instead, both men are caught in a shootout with the police and...

A colonel, who has two daughters working as nurses in Tehran, retires to a small city. The man marries a teacher from the provinces and goes with her to Tehran. However, he finds that his daughters have changed. The elder daughter eventually commits suicide and the younger daughter goes through an ill-fated marriage. The father, observing the problems of his children, goes insane and is confined to an asylum. For its political and social content, the film was banned by the government for several years.

This documentary shows the Zaar tradition in Bandar Lengeh in south of Iran. It is kind of local dancing and singing to exorcist the zaar from people who believe to be possessed by evil.

This documentary shows the Zaar tradition in Bandar Lengeh in south of Iran. It is kind of local dancing and singing to exorcist the Jinn from people who believe to be possessed by evil.