Turtles Can Fly
(2004) [M]

Set in Ghobadi's native Kurdistan, close to the Turkey-Iran border. Soran is a 13-year-old boy who orders other children around as he installs an antenna for villagers keen to hear of Saddam's fall. Eventually, he falls for Agrin but is disturbed by her brother Henkov, who was left armless after...  More

Crimson Gold
(2003) [M]

We see an attack on a jeweller’s shop in Teheran. The raid gets totally out of hand. Before the film has picked up speed, the attacker has pointed the gun at his own temple. Panahi then cuts to pizza delivery boy Hussain, fat and bloated as a result of cortisone treatment. Together with his...  More

Offside
(2006) [PG]

In conservative Iran, public life is is the realm of men only, where women are even banned from attending football matches. As the Islamic Republic competes for a place in the 2006 World Cup, a group of fervent female football supporters disguise themselves as men so they too can watch to see...  More

Baran
(2001) [PG]

From Iranian director Majid Majidi (CHILDREN OF HEAVEN), BARAN is the story of Lateef, a 17-year-old boy who lives in Tehran and works in the kitchen on a construction site. Hotheaded and always ready for a fight, Lateef resents his boss Memar for holding his wages to send to his father at the...  More

Women Without Men
(2009)

Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'etat the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden where they find independence solace and companionship.  More