Overview of articles
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At the Time of the Ebb
During the annual celebration of Fisherman’s New Year, Iranian trade, tradition and customs, past and present, are still very much felt today in QeshmPublished on: -
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
Two government officials are on a mission to arrest a rebellious writer in this furious indictment of corrupt and murderous acts, in the form of…Published on: -
Fish and Cat
A group of young people camp by a lake and some woods. There’s a restaurant in the village, but how does the owner get his…Published on: -
L’escale
Intense, harrowing portrait of a group of illegal immigrants in Athens. Including the nephew of the filmmaker, who therefore has unprecedented accessPublished on: -
Just 6.5
Fascinating nail-biter of a police drama about drug dealing in Iran where the number of addicts has increased exponentially in recent years.Published on: -
Ailleurs, Partout
Images on our computer screen allow us to cross borders in a single click. For a young migrant, stranded in an English suburb, the perspective…Published on: -
The First Letter
No one can film running boys the way Jalili can. Humane, poetic, epic and autobiographical: about a boy who grows up in Iran in the…Published on: -
Crimson Gold
Not to be missed: how a breathless pizza delivery boy with a heart of gold gets in the chasm between rich and poor in Teheran.…Published on: -
Tehran 7:00 A.M.
24 hours in Tehran. A traffic cop is interested in an actress, two old sourpusses terrorise the drug control lab, not everything a taxi driver…Published on: -
Joy of Madness
First ‘making of’ that is better than the film itself – and that isn’t bad either! 14-year-old Hana Makhmalbaf foloows her elder sister Samira in…Published on: