Overview of articles
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Do You Know Anything About OMID?
A couple has lost their child. During their journey to find him, we learn about their past as former political prisoners, as well as the truth abou
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Shirin
A real experiment by Iranian master Kiarostami, in which he watches 112 Iranian actresses, plus the famous Juliette Binoche, while they view a perf
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Kindsein im Iran
Genuine and authentic fiction, moving in its simplicity. Two boys, a watermelon and the market.
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Hafez
As well as being a talented student, Hafez is also a romantic poet who fancies the daughter-in-law of the mufti. He’s caught out and embarks
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Forest on Location
A virtual replica of Białowieża primeval forest. Iranian singer Yazdani performs his remake of Nature Boy, a song that originated there.
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Faites sortir les figurants
Who are the people who respond to ‘extras wanted’ advertisements? This documentary gives them each a face and a voice.
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From Tehran to Heaven
A woman finds a note from her husband on the fridge: I have gone to a place called Heaven. But her fevered search leads her to hell, in a nightmari
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Women According to Men
Collage of the contradictory, ideologically informed images of women from Iranian films from between 1932 and 1979.
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Filmfarsi
Iranian sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. Clips from action thrillers and melodramas bring an almost forgotten film industry to life.
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The Brick and the Mirror
Classic precursor to Iranian New-Wave films from the1960s and 1970s, in which a taxi driver gets a baby dumped on him after the mother disappears w
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