Iranian Director on ‘Sunshine Express,’ Shakespeare, Westerns, and the Dangers of Role-Playing
"Hatred cannot be the path," says Amirali Navaee as he gets ready to world premiere his debut feature film at the Rotterdam ...
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10 great Iranian family dramas
Children’s experience and tense family drama have been at the heart of many of the greatest Iranian films. Ahead of the release of the Oscar-nominated thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig, we recommend ...
Why Reading Lolita in Tehran Holds Up
And in 2024 came Reading Lolita in Tehran, directed by Eran Riklis, who is Israeli, and adapted from a book by an Iranian ...
‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ Actress Soheila Golestani Barred From Leaving Iran To Serve On Rotterdam Jury
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig Tre e premiered in Cannes last May, where it won the Special Jury Prize. Golestani and male lead ...
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UW Honors College to Host Second Middle East Film Festival
Six films will be screened during the University of Wyoming Honors College’s second Middle East Film Festival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23. The event is free and open to the public.
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The brutal world of the Brothers Grimm
The director risks imprisonment with this film, which reveals the brutality of tyranny in Iran following the 2022 Women, Life ...
High-profile 'Seed of the Sacred Fig' a highlight of this year's Festival of Films from Iran
The annual event at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Rice Cinema continues to showcase the rich and often iconoclastic ...