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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Nun va goldun

    As a young Islamic revolutionary, the film-maker once attacked a policeman. Years later, the cop wants to be a film actor. Together they act out…
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  • Gabbeh

    Life and stories of a Northern Iranian tribe, portrayed symbolically and lyrically by versatile talent Makhmalbaf – Critic’s Choice by Mark Duursma, D
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  • The Cow

    Groundbreaking, deeply moving Iranian New Wave film in which a farmer takes the place of his lost cow. Astounding camerawork.
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  • Postchi

    Parable, loosely based on Büchner’s Woyzeck. Vet experiments with impotent postman.
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  • Close Up Long Shot

    Portrait of the fake Makhmalbaf from Close Up by Kiarostami. See also Close Up.
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  • Namay-e nazdik

    Classic film about a fanatical film-lover who pretends to be director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. See also Close Up Long Shot.
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  • Ardekoul

    Panahi filmed rescue work after severe earthquakes in Ardekoul, Iran.
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  • Tarh

    In this ‘screen test’ for The Taste of the Cherry, A. Kiarostami plays the lead, recorded by his son Bahman.
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  • Tomorrows Yesterday

    Abstract and austere poet’s film inspired by serial music.
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  • Leila

    At the start of her marriage, the young Leila is unable to have children – her husband donesn’t mind, but her mother-in-law does… The première…
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