Iran Movies

Tehran, October 2022; a theater ensemble is rehearsing the ancient greek Lysistrata by Aristophanes. In the middle of a scene in which old men storm...

Two Buddies want to kill themselves...

A trans woman is forced to hide her real identity if she is to survive. On the verge of being forced into marriage, she goes on the run and is forced...

Amid social unrest, Homa, an Iranian rapper, cannot seem to find her voice. In the grip of her nihilistic rage, a curious being, half-bird,...

It is a fact of life that love evolves, and relationships change. Using caricatures, this animated film captures resilience as an inevitable response...

An artistic couple in the first flush of love are forced to part, with devastating consequences.

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look...

Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An...

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the...

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint...

Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic...

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been barred from leaving the country, arrives at a village on the Iran-Turkey border to supervise a film based...

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure...

A chaotic family is on a road trip across a rugged landscape. In the back seat, Dad has a broken leg, Mom tries to laugh when she's not holding back...

An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in...

Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis...

A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their...

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run...