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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Romantic drama triggers government crackdown on Iranian filmmakers
A romantic drama about an elderly couple who share a night together to escape their loneliness has landed its Iranian ...
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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 ...
Get free movie passes to see ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
The Financial Review has 25 double passes to give away to subscribers for the new film from acclaimed Iranian director and ...
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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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 ...
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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.