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Close-Up
(کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک)
A young man is arrested for impersonating a famous filmmaker.
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- Iran • 1990
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi
- Genre Crime, Documentary, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Taxi
(تاکسی)
An exiled filmmaker posing as a cab driver captures incisive portraits of diverse passengers in present-day Tehran.
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- Iran • 2015
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Jafar Panahi
- Genre Comedy, Documentary
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
This Is Not a Film
(این فیلم نیست)
If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2011
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan, Sima
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
F for Fake
(Vérités et Mensonges)
Orson Welles' final film sheds light on the lives of infamous 20th century fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving.
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- France, Iran, West Germany • 1973
- Director Orson Welles
- Cast Orson Welles, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Oja Kodar, Laurence Harvey, Joseph Cotten
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Starless Dreams
(رویاهای بدون ستاره)
This gentle, honest documentary takes the viewer within the walls of an Iranian center of correction and rehabilitation for women.
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- Iran • 2017
- Director Mehrdad Oskouei
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Kanopy
Sunless Shadows
The lives of Iranian girls imprisoned for murdering male family members.
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- Iran, Norway • 2022
- Director Mehrdad Oskouei
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
24 Frames
An experimental project in which filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami combines photography and filmmaking.
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- Iran, France • 2017
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Divorce Iranian Style
A look inside an Iranian divorce court.
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- Iran, United Kingdom • 1998
- Director Ziba Mir-Hosseini
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
ABC Africa
Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami documents his experience with resilient children left orphaned by the Ugandan Civil War and AIDS crisis.
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- Iran • 2001
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kanopy
The Gardener
(Baghban)
A filmmaker and his son travel to Israel to investigate a religion which originated in Iran nearly two hundred years ago.
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- Korea, Israel, Iran • 2012
- Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Cast Ririva Eona Mabi, Paula Asadi, Bal Kumari Gurung, Ian David Huang, Maysam Makhmalbaf
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
10 on Ten
In this self-portrait of an artist, Kiarostami looks to his own work for inspiration and reflects on his filming techniques.
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- Iran, France • 2004
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Abbas Kiarostami
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Imam Ali
(امام علی)
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- Iran • 1997
- Creator داوود میرباقری
- Cast Sirous Gorjestani, Vishka Asayesh, Parviz Parastouei, Mohammadreza Sharifinia, Siavash Shakeri, Dariush Arjmand
- Genre Drama, Reality, Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The House Is Black
(خانه سیاه است)
A look at life and suffering in a leper colony with a focus on the beauty of creation.
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- Iran • 1963
- Director Forugh Farrokhzad
- Cast Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Homework
(مشق شب)
Interviews with young male students explore the different kinds of issues Iranian children face completing their homework.
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- Iran • 1989
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, Abbas Kiarostami, Iraj Safavi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Salaam Cinema
(سلام سینما)
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- Iran • 1995
- Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Cast Shaghayeh Djodat, Behzad Dorani, Feizola Gashghai, Maryam Keyhan, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, M.H. Mokhtarian
- Genre Documentary, Drama, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Alone Through Iran: 1144 Miles of Trust
A Swedish long distance runner embarks on a 58-day journey across Iran.
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- Sweden, Iran • 2017
- Director André Larsson, Shamim Berkeh
- Cast Kristina Paltén
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video
First Case, Second Case
(قضیه شکل اول... شکل دوم.)
Two versions of a classroom discipline situation, evaluated by talking heads in terms of morality, rights, and responsibilities.
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- Iran • 1979
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Mehdi Azadbakht, Mohammadreza Barati, Hedayat Matin Daftari, Nader Ebrahimi, Ehteram Boroumand, Ezzatolah Entezami
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Sonita
An Afghan girl, her passion for music, and her parents’ plan to sell her hand in marriage for $9,000.
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- Germany, Switzerland, Iran • 2015
- Director Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
- Cast Sonita Alizadeh, Ahmad Ahmadi, Latifah Alizadeh, Fadia Alizadeh, Arefe, Farzaneh Davoodi
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Mokhtar Narrative
(مختار الثقفي)
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- Iran • 2010
- Creator Davood Mir-Bagheri
- Cast Fariborz Arabnia, Reza Kianian, Fariba Kowsari, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, Reza Rouygari, Farhad Aslani
- Genre Drama, War & Politics, Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Between Revolutions
(Între revoluții)
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- Croatia, Iran, Qatar • 2023
- Director Vlad Petri
- Cast Victoria Stoiciu, Ilinca Hărnuț
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
First Graders
(اولی هاSo)
A documentary film about young schoolboys and their superintendent, who is responsible for dealing with latecomers and discipline problems.
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- Iran • 1984
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Garden of Stones
(باغ سنگی)
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- Iran • 1976
- Director Parviz Kimiavi
- Cast Darvish Khan Esfandiarpoor
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
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- Iran • 2016
- Director Seifollah Samadian
- Cast Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Ali Reza Raiesian, Tahereh Ladanian, Juliette Binoche
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Beloved
(Delband)
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- Iran • 2018
- Director Yaser Talebi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Walnut Tree
(درخت گردو)
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- Iran • 2020
- Director Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
- Cast Payman Maadi, Mina Sadati, Mehran Modiri, Minu Sharifi
- Genre Drama, History, Documentary, War, Crime
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Filmzie, Plex, Plex Channel
Radiograph of a Family
(رادیوگرافی یک خانواده)
A personal documentary about the director's secular father and devout Muslim mother and their marriage before, during, and after the Iranian revolution.
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- Norway, Iran, Switzerland • 2020
- Director Firouzeh Khosrovani
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Our Times
(روزگار ما)
A documentary about the 2002 presidential election in Iran.
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- Iran • 2002
- Director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
- Cast Pegah Ahangarani, Arezu Bayat, Reza Davoudnejad, Ehsan Delaviz, Baran Kosari
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus
Finding Farideh
(در جستجوی فریده)
An Iranian woman raised by a Dutch couple travels to Iran to try and find her biological parents.
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- Iran, Netherlands • 2018
- Director Kourosh Ataee, Azadeh Moussavi
- Cast Eline Farideh Koning
- Genre Documentary
- Available on True Story, Hoopla
Raving Iran
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- Switzerland, Iran • 2016
- Director Susanne Regina Meures
- Cast Amir Rashidi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
I Am Trying to Remember
(من سعی میکنم فراموش نکنم)
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- Iran, Czech Republic • 2021
- Director Pegah Ahangarani
- Cast Pegah Ahangarani
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Take Me Home
A football bounces through the streets of southern Italy.
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- Iran • 2016
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Biagio di Tonno
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Prostitution: Behind the Veil
(Prostitution bag sløret)
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- Iran, Denmark, Sweden • 2004
- Director Nahid Persson Sarvestani
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hidden
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Iran • 2020
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Jafar Panahi, Shabnam Yousefi, Solmaz Panahi, Leyla Khezri, Trife Karimian
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Iranian
(Iranien)
An atheist Iranian filmmaker engages four mullahs in a group conversation about faith, belief, and daily life.
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- France, Switzerland, Iran • 2014
- Director Mehran Tamadon
- Cast Mohsen Kalhor
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV
Founders of Isfahan college of Physics
(بنیانگذاران دانشکده فیزیک اصفهان)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2018
- Director Danial Hajibarat
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Two Solutions for One Problem
(دو راه حل برای يک مسئله)
After one young schoolboy tears his friend’s notebook, two diverging outcomes – of conflict and of peace – are presented.
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- Iran • 1975
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Roads of Kiarostami
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- Iran • 2006
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Abbas Kiarostami
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Atlan
A Turkman without a horse is not a Turkman.
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- Iran • 2015
- Director Moein Karrimoodini
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on True Story
Bruise
(خون مردگی)
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- Iran • 2013
- Director Mohammad Kart
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Chavosh from the Beginning to the End
(چاووش از درآمد تا فرود)
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- Iran • 2018
- Director Arash Raeesian
- Cast Mohammadreza Shajarian, Hossein Alizadeh, Parviz Meshkatian, Shahram Nazeri, Hengame Akhavan
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
City of Patient
(Shahr Bimar)
COVID-19!
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- Iran • 2020
- Director Danial Hajibarat
- Cast Danial Hajibarat, Farzaneh Soltani, Ehsan Shahbazi, Arosha Asgari, Farnaz Sadat Samsam Shariat
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The First Goalkeeper of Sepahan
(اولین دروازه بان سپاهان)
Goalkeeper
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- Iran • 2020
- Director Danial Hajibarat
- Cast Ali Zare, Mohammad Barzmehri
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Our Uniform
Through this short, director Yegane Moghaddam reflects on her experience wearing a hijab in school.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2023
- Director Yegane Moghaddam
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Iran's Wild Side
A rare look into Iran 's wondrous wildlife and nature.
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- Iran • 2019
- Director Mani Mirsadeghi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Fourth Wall
(دیوار چهارم)
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- Iran • 2021
- Director Mahboobeh Kalaee
- Cast Taha Asadi
- Genre Animation
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Nose Iranian Style
(Damagh be sabke irani)
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- Iran • 2006
- Director Mehrdad Oskouei
- Cast Shena Adl, Nosratallah Karimi, Sam Pournejad, Mansour Zabetian
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Eye That Hears
(چشمی که میشنود)
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- Iran • 1967
- Director Ahmad Faruqi
- Cast Bahman Mohasses
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Unseen
(Kaghaz-Pareh Ha)
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- Iran • 2019
- Director Behzad Nalbandi
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Autumn Alley
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 1997
- Director Khosrow Sinai
- Cast Zhaze Tabatabai, Mehdi Ahmadi, Behrooz Daresh
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
All Winners, All Losers
(‘دو سر برد، دو سر باخت)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2018
- Director Azadeh Masihzadeh
- Cast Mohammad Reza Shokri, Azadeh Masihzadeh
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Death and the Judge
(قاضی و مرگ)
A notorious Iranian judge spends his days confronting decisions about life and death.
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- Iran, Netherlands • 2018
- Director Hassan Khademi
- Cast Nourollah Aziz-Mohammadi
- Genre Crime, Documentary, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Chicheka Lullaby
(چیچکا قصهی شب)
The sound of pain and freedom
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2018
- Director Raha Faridi
- Cast Ebrahim Monsefi
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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