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Films from the country "iran", sorted by production date
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, 1h32Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Ali Mosaffa, Leila Hatami, Mahtab Keramati
The film tells the story of a reclusive taxi driver in Tehran in the days leading up to an earthquake. He has chosen to distance himself from society and to be passive so as not to be hurt. Finally one of his passengers gives him enough motivation to act and bring about a change in his life.
Please Don't Disturb (2010)
, 1h20Origin Iran
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Baran Kosari, Hamed Behdad
The film is set in contemporary Tehran, and portrays the city life in three distinctive episodes of sentiment, sensitivity and wit. In the first story, we see a young woman who has been beaten by her husband. The woman is about to complain legally, but the husband is concerned about his job and the embarrassment. The next story is about a clergyman whose wallet and documents have been stolen. The clergyman tries to get the documents back from the thief. The last story is the story of an elderly couple whose TV has broken. The couple is alone in the building and is afraid of opening the door to the young repairman.
The Hunter (2010)
, 1h32Directed by Rafi Pitts
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Deborah Kara Unger, Rafi Pitts, Gina Holden, Mitra Hajjar, Serge Houde
Début 2009, l'Iran où les manifestations demandant davantage de liberté individuelle et de démocratie sont réprimées par les forces de police d’une dictature paranoïaque du gouvernement corrompu de Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, le pays est en pleine campagne présidentielle. Le film commence sur la photographie d’un drapeau américain peint au sol que des motards des Gardiens de la Révolution à moto s’apprêtent à piétiner. Ali Khamenei, Guide Suprême des mollahs invective à la radio le président américain Obama pour le droit à la bombe nucléaire.
Farewell Baghdad (2010)
, 1h37Directed by Mehdi Naderi
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Pantea Bahram, Mostafa Zamani
The Polish-American boxer Daniel Dalca (Mazdak Mirabedini) escapes his problems by enlisting in the army. After four years when his mission is over, he was to sent back home where he would have to face his past problems. So he decides to desert the army. In the middle of a desert he gets bitten by a scorpion.
Certified Copy (2010)
, 1h46Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Agathe Natanson, Angelo Barbagallo
After the opening scenes, the film portrays an afternoon of two people spending time together getting to know each other, and emotions run the gamut of possibilities.
The Kingdom of Solomon (2010)
, 1h50Directed by Shahriar Bahrani
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films about Islam
Actors Amin Zendegani, Elham Hamidi, Mahmoud Pak Niat
Solomon is a wise prophet selected as the crown prince by his father King David (Dawud in Islamic texts) when he was 9. Following Prophet David's death, Solomon succeeds to the crown and God appoints him as a prophet. Requesting from God the establishment of a divine kingdom, Solomon takes the wind under his command and jinns and demons under his control. Inviting rulers of the neighbouring lands to the monotheistic religion, Prophet Solomon continues his divine mission in as much as Balqis, the Queen of Sheba professes monotheism. At the end, while leaning on his cane, Solomon bids farewell to the world, and the jinns and demons get out of reign and return to their own world.
Superstar (2009)
, 1h47Directed by Tahmineh Milani
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Shahab Hosseini, Elsa Firouz Azar, Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia, Fariba Kosari, Nasrin Moghanloo
Kourosh is a successful but very arrogant Iranian superstar, who drinks to excess and has many women in his life. But then along comes a sixteen year old girl who claims to be his daughter, from Mahnaz, a former flame. Kourosh insists the baby he was told about was aborted, but Raha insists on staying with him, and changing his life.
The Book of Law (2009)
Origin Iran
Actors Parviz Parastui, Darine Hamzé, Negar Javaherian
Engineer Rahman Tavana(Male first role), the employee of the government, in an international mission falls in love with a Christian girl, Juliet Khamse (Woman first role). Finally she becomes Muslim and comes to Iran with Rahman and changed her name to Ameneh. She who accepted Islam with conversance about it can't accept the wrong behaviors of other Iranian Muslims, and this caused some conflicts between her and her husband and his family. Finally she decided to separate from Rahman and leave Iran. After a while Rahman goes to Lebanon to find her.
From No. 37 (2009)
, 1h30Origin Iran
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Two-Legged Horse (2009)
, 1h41Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Un petit garçon d'une famille riche est handicapé moteur et a besoin d'aide pour se déplacer dans un village d'Afghanistan où le fauteuil roulant n'a pas fait son apparition. Cet enfant embauche un jeune garçon valide physiquement, mais simple d'esprit, pour la belle somme d'un dollar par jour. Le jeune simplet va connaître fatigue et humiliation sous la direction de son méchant maître sans scrupule. Mais bien vite, ils vont se rendre compte que leur tandem est désormais indispensable dans leur vie respective.
The White Meadows (2009)
, 1h33Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Hasan Pourshirazi
Un homme s’avance sur une barque. Depuis déjà plusieurs années, Rahmat est chargé d’aller recueillir les larmes des habitants des îles voisines sans qu’aucun d’entre eux ne sache pourquoi.
Doubt (2009)
Origin Iran
Actors Bahram Radan, Taraneh Allidousti, Hamed Komeili, Mahtab Keramati, Mahmoud Pak Niat
Siavash Roozbehan is a young man and he has lost his father after his mysterious suicide.His uncle is managing his father's wealth. He is in love with his cousin Mahtab whose father is his uncle's councilor. Siavash gradually realizes that his uncle is going to marry his mother. After some days he also sees a lot of similarities between his own life and of Shakespeare's Hamlet. He goes to Garo, his best friend, and they try to change the end of the tragic story.
About Elly (2009)
, 1h59Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Actors Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Allidousti, Shahab Hosseini, Mani Haghighi, Merila Zarei, Peymân Maâdi
A group of middle-class Iranian friends travels to the shores of the Caspian Sea on a three-day vacation. They are former classmates at the law faculty of the university. There are three couples: Sepideh and her husband Amir, who have a young daughter; Shohreh and her husband Peyman, who have two young children, including a son, Arash; and Lastly, Nazy and her husband Manuchehr. The trip is planned by Sepideh, who brings along her daughter's kindergarten teacher, Elly, in order to introduce her to Ahmad, a divorced friend, visiting from Germany.