The renovation of a rambling family homestead becomes a metaphor for an unexpected assault on traditional family values when a newly married twenty-something brings her architect husband to draw up the plans for her aunt and uncle’s rehab job.
The fault lines in a marriage become evident when an out-of-town couple and their child arrive for a corporate trade show at a Tehran hotel. Accustomed to berating his pretty wife for her shy demeanor and her suburban manner, the husband is taken aback when she blooms under the attentions of a male colleague and is given a role in planning his company’s presentation. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
The story of a teenaged Iranian boy who earns his living carrying luggage for tourists at the Iranian-Iraqi border. When he falls for Noura, a beautiful young Iraqi woman who seems to help Iraqi people cross the border, his life takes a dangerous turn, as he is willing to do almost anything for her.
