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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Three Ways of Returning

    A rich three-part essay film portraying attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, spanning China, Germany and Iran. 
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  • Poem and Stone

    The various colours, smells and flavours of Tehran are almost tangible. Can memories and the desire to be somewhere be captured in images?
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  • Nazarbazi

    Nazarbazi is Farsi for ‘the play of glances’, a game of forbidden touch, played out for the camera through glistening eyes.
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  • Sunshine Express

    An exercise in role-playing reinforces the restrictive nature of everyday life in Iranian society.
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  • The Crowd

    Met with restrictions a group of Gen-Z/Millennial friends in Tehran make a goodbye plan for their friend.
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  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig

    Now-exiled Iranian writer-director Rasoulof interweaves political activism with family drama. Winner of Cannes Prix Spécial.
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  • Along the Way

    Twin sisters Zahra and Fatima make a second perilous attempt to reach Europe. A moving and urgent feature by Mijke de Jong.
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  • Une Langue Universelle

    Three whimsical stories intersect in this absurdist tale of postnational Winnipeg inspired by Iranian cinema.
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  • Hit the Road

    Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET
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  • No One Knows About Persian Cats

    The Iranian-Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi dives into the hectic subculture of rock and heavy metal in Teheran. In a mix of documentary, comedy, dram
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