Middle East / North Africa

Cinema of Iran

147 films · 50 directors · 1961 to 2026

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A Separation

2011 · Asghar Farhadi · TSPDT #311

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

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Defining films

A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Through the Olive Trees
Through the Olive Trees
1994 · Abbas Kiarostami
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
1992 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
The House Is Black
The House Is Black
1963 · Forugh Farrokhzad
A Moment of Innocence
A Moment of Innocence
1997 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
About Elly
About Elly
2009 · Asghar Farhadi
The Lizard
The Lizard
2004 · Kamal Tabrizi
Life and a Day
Life and a Day
2016 · Saeed Roustaee
The Color of Paradise
The Color of Paradise
1999 · Majid Majidi
Turtles Can Fly
Turtles Can Fly
2004 · Bahman Ghobadi
A Hero
A Hero
2021 · Asghar Farhadi
Law of Tehran
Law of Tehran
2019 · Saeed Roustaee
Leila's Brothers
Leila's Brothers
2022 · Saeed Roustaee
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · Jafar Panahi
The Song of Sparrows
The Song of Sparrows
2008 · Majid Majidi
Fireworks Wednesday
Fireworks Wednesday
2006 · Asghar Farhadi
Baran
Baran
2001 · Majid Majidi
The Cow
The Cow
1969 · Dariush Mehrjui

Directors

Abbas Kiarostami Asghar Farhadi Majid Majidi

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