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Ten
Foreign Films
Filmed entirely inside a car, a woman drives through the streets of Tehran, picking up and dropping off passengers - - her son, a friend, her sister, a prostitute - - as she runs...... read more
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Osama
Foreign Films
The first Afghan film to be made since the end of the Taliban regime, OSAMA is a poetic portrayal of the struggle to survive during that oppressive period. A clear tribute to the strength...... read more
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The Girl in the Sneakers
Foreign Films
This powerful Iranian drama exposes the conflicts that plague the strictly regulated Islamic nation. Rigid and stiff, Iranian law forbids teenagers to interact in public. When Tadaie...... read more
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Two Women
Foreign Films
Fereshteh (Niki Karimi) is attending school away from home when she becomes prey for a maniacal stalker. Acting without understanding, her father summons her home where Fereshteh is...... read more
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Secret Ballot
Foreign Films
Iranian - Canadian filmmaker Babak Payami (ONE MORE DAY) looks at the problems of bringing democracy to Iran in this political and cultural satire, which could almost be called "neo...... read more
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Baran
Foreign Films
From Iranian director Majid Majidi (CHILDREN OF HEAVEN), BARAN is the story of Lateef, a 17-year-old boy who lives in Teheran and works in the kitchen on a construction site. Hotheaded...... read more
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Gabbeh
Foreign Films
An elderly nomadic couple own a beautiful carpet (a Gabbeh) from which a young woman suddenly emerges. She tells the story of her clan, told through the carpet. A beautifully filmed...... read more
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Unwanted Woman
Foreign Films
Set in modern-day Iran, Tahmineh Milani's hotly debated feature UNWANTED WOMAN explores themes of sexism and censorship in a society that seems to consistently devalue its women. When...... read more
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The May Lady
Foreign Films
Rakhshan Bani - Etemad's poignant drama focuses on the life of an Iranian woman who is struggling to come to terms with the divisive responsibiliti- es of motherhood. A divorced mother...... read more
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Crimson Gold
Foreign Films
An expertly crafted film that allows the daily activities of a pizza delivery man to depict the complicated social structure of modern-day Iran, CRIMSON GOLD is directed by Jafar Panahi...... read more
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Marooned in Iraq
Foreign Films
A famous Iranian singer, Mizra (Shahab Ebrahimi), and his two sons partake in an epic journey across hazardous terrain in director Bahman Ghobadi's MAROONED IN IRAQ. Set in the aftermath...... read more
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Under the Skin of the City
Foreign Films
From Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, the prolific Iranian filmmaker who makes her U.S. debut with this film, UNDER THE SKIN OF THE CITY is a stirring drama that puts contemporary Tehran in sharp...... read more
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Hidden Half
Foreign Films
A female death row prisoner in Iran is making a final attempt at clemency. Her strong left wing ties to the 1979 revolution were a contributing factor to her incarceration when she...... read more
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The Silence
Foreign Films
Set in impoverished Central Asia, a young blind boy with an acute sense of hearing gets a job tuning musical instruments to help his mother pay the rent. But when he wanders after...... read more
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The Mirror
Foreign Films
Building upon the revolution in Iranian cinema initiated by Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi has created a daring, innovative body of work, concerned with the human experience of social...... read more
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