Imaginary Painting (1997)

Tres días antes del Año Nuevo iraní, Rouhi es contratada como criada por Morteza y Mojdeh, un matrimonio que vive con su hijo. Mojdeh sospecha que su marido le es infiel. Rouhi observa las relaciones y circunstancias que rodean la vida de esa familia durante el "Miércoles de Fuegos".

A political allegory on four middle-class guys who pile into their car for a ski weekend. A brief stop at a picturesque vista leads to their chance discovery of a prominent rock formation it seems would be oh so easy to tip over, but...

Un soldado estacionado en una playa desierta se levanta y descubre que no será un día ordinario: hay elecciones, pero nadie parece saber nada sobre ello. La urna electoral baja en paracaídas y una mujer desembarca en la playa de esta isla remota. Para sorpresa del soldado, ella le declara que es la encargada del sistema electoral. El soldado es obligado a escoltarla con su rifle y su jeep a través del desierto para asegurarse de que todo el mundo vote. Al principio, él actúa con cierta reticencia, porque no entiende que se le encargue a una mujer un puesto de tal responsabilidad. Pero la sigue en su aventura de rastrear toda la isla en busca de cualquier habitante que quiera ejercer su derecho al voto. Ver más en: https://www.20minutos.es/cine/cartelera/pelicula/10153/el-voto-es-secreto/

On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to find a spare part, the wife, who used to be a teacher, takes over the teaching lessons in the village. It is clear that the children live there, in this strange deserted place, without any men, save the teacher and an old signal guard. As the day draws on, the children help to bring a new hope and life into the wife's heart.

En 1953, el gobierno británico -con la ayuda del americano- decide intervenir en Irán para derrocar a Mohammed Mossadegh e instaurar la dictadura del Sha de Persia. En medio del caos que supone el golpe de Estado, cuatro mujeres se conocen y encuentran refugio en el jardín de una casa de campo. El sentimiento de amistad y solidaridad que nace entre ellas les ayudará a afrontar sus dramáticas vidas. Adaptación de la novela homónima de la escritora iraní Shahrnush Parsipur. Además de retratar el papel de la mujer, analiza la compleja realidad de la sociedad iraní de la época y subraya el valor simbólico del jardín en la tradición islámica.

En 1986, el imán Jomeini está a punto de asumir el poder en Irán. Mientras tanto, el periodista francés Freidoune Sahebjam (Jim Caviezel), gracias a una avería de su automóvil, llega a una aldea, donde la joven Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo) le revela algo que sus vecinos tratan de ocultar al mundo: la verdadera historia de una mujer llamada Soraya M (Mozhan Marnò), una dulce y alegre joven, que es víctima de una terrible conspiración capitaneada por su marido, que la acusa de adulterio. Según el severo código de leyes islámico (la Sharia), el adulterio es un crimen que debe ser castigado con la lapidación. Moviéndose a través de un campo minado de intrigas, mentiras y engaños, Soraya, con la ayuda de Zahra, tratará en vano de demostrar su inocencia. Entonces Zahra, corriendo un gran riesgo, utilizará la única arma que le queda: su voz valiente y apasionada para revelar al mundo la historia de Soraya

Historia de un alumno que busca la casa de un compañero para devolverle su cuaderno. En la escuela del pueblo de Koker, al norte de Irán, Mohamed no ha hecho los ejercicios en el cuaderno y el profesor le amenaza con la expulsión si vuelve a repetir la misma falta. Esa misma tarde, su compañero, Ahmed, toma por equivocación el cuaderno de Mohamed y cuando decide ir a buscar la casa de su amigo para devolvérselo, se pierde en la noche. Un canto a la solidaridad protagonizada por un niño, capaz de atravesar a pie kilómetros de campos en mitad de la noche por evitar el mal de su compañero.

Nader (Peyman Moaadi) y Simin (Leila Hatami) son un matrimonio iraní con una hija. Simin quiere abandonar Irán en busca de una vida mejor, pero Nader, que desea quedarse para cuidar a su padre, que tiene Alzheimer, le pide el divorcio. Como no lo consigue, se muda a vivir con sus padres y contrata a una mujer para que le ayude a cuidar a su padre. Un día, al llegar a casa, encuentra al anciano atado a la cama; a partir de ese momento, su vida dará un vuelco.

El rodaje de una película en la pequeña localidad kurdo-iraní de Siah Dareh provocará una pequeña revolución entre los habitantes del pueblo, convencidos de que los miembros del rodaje son en realidad buscadores de un tesoro que se halla en el cementerio local.

Green was the symbol of recognition among the supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. This documentary-collage illustrates with animated blogs and tweets the story of democracy under fire and the dramatic events before and after the 2009 presidential elections in Iran.

The Lover’s Guide 3D is the latest in the best selling series of sex education DVDs that help to educate consenting adults in the pleasures of love making. By imparting knowledge of how the body works along with how to stimulate your partners desires by being attentive to their needs, showing you specific techniques and maintaining a clear open approach to the subject matter, the documentary manages to inform and express without the need to be graphic. By advocating safe sex within a loving relationship and an emphasis on increasing desire and sustaining sex, this educational tool should appeal to those starting out or those already in a stable relationship.

On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest. Within hours, images of her dying moments, captured on cell phones, appeared on computer screens across the world, focusing the world's attention on mass protests against the rigged elections in Iran. Featuring previously unseen footage of Neda with friend and family, as well as exclusive video of her recorded the day she died, "For Neda" debuts just before the anniversary of her death.

Narra la tragedia humana provocada por el gran terremoto que asoló Irán en 1990. Un director de cine y su hijo deciden, tras el terremoto, visitar el pueblo donde habían rodado la película "¿Donde está la casa de mi amigo?", para saber cómo están los niños actores que participaron en ella. Años después Kiarostami hará otra película ("A través de los olivos") sobre el rodaje de ésta, incorporando una historia de amor. (FILMAFFINITY)

This eye-opening documentary follows American basketball player Kevin Sheppard during his 2008-09 season playing for a professional team in Iran. Although Kevin is nervous, he makes many friends, including several politically active Iranian women.

Una vez más, Rahmat es asignado para un trabajo que le lleva a viajar a varias islas, algo que lleva muchos años haciendo. Se le pide que recoja las lágrimas de los habitantes de esas islas. Aunque hace tiempo que esa gente entrega sus lágrimas a Rahmat, nadie sabe concretamente qué ha estado haciendo con esas lágrimas.

Valeh, a member of a leftist organization, is arrested by the SAVAK and sentenced to death. In prison, he reconsiders his relationships with members of his political cell, and begins to doubt the validity of the ideas for which he is condemned. At the same time, his comrades pressure him to make a sacrifice for their cause, and his beloved wife experiences personal problems and economic hardships.

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.

A haughty acclaimed newly married fashion designer named Iraj is shown the door by his boss after the boss's son arrives at Iran to take over his father's company. Iraj reluctant to promulgate the loss of his job, starts using his savings, trying to conceal the truth from his naive wife. Having squandered all the money he had on trivial matters, he tells his wife about being axed & that's when the tables turn on him.

Dash Akol is greatly respected in Shiraz as an honorable man who has lost his family's money through helping his friends. He has an enemy, however, named Kaka Rostam, a mean and spiteful person. Dash Akol, who is in his forties, falls in love with Marjan, daughter of the late Haji Samad, for whose estate he is the executor. But he keeps his love secret. One day a suitor asks for Marjan's hand, and Dash Akol considers it against his code of honor to refuse. On the night of the wedding, Dash Akol hands over responsibility for the family to the bridegroom. As he is leaving the house, however, Kaka Rostam is waiting for him and a fight ensues. Kaka Rostam stabs him in the back, but Dash Akol succeeds in killing him. On his deathbed, Dash Akol sends his parrot to Marjan with the confession of love he has taught it.

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...