Iran

Actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested in Iran following protest

Actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested in Iran following protest

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Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Dec 19, 2022

Filmmaker Vahid Jalilvand opens up about "irreversible" protests in Iran

Filmmaker Vahid Jalilvand opens up about “irreversible” protests in Iran

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Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Dec 12, 2022

Filmmaker Reza Dormishian is barred from leaving Iran

Filmmaker Reza Dormishian is barred from leaving Iran

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Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Nov 28, 2022

Movie of the Week: ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ – Ana Lily Amirpour’s stylish Iranian protest

A modern horror classic.

Oct 7, 2022

Artist Zehra Doğan smears blood on the Iranian embassy in protest

Artist Zehra Doğan smears blood on the Iranian embassy in protest

A powerful protest.

Sep 28, 2022

'The Day I Became a Woman':

Movie of the Week: ‘The Day I Became a Woman’, Marzieh Meshkini’s powerful protest for women’s rights in Iran

A pertinent modern classic.

Sep 23, 2022

Watch the first trailer for new Asghar Farhadi film 'A Hero'

Watch the first trailer for new Asghar Farhadi film ‘A Hero’

Promising.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Oct 29, 2021

Off the Beaten Track: The outlawed indie stars of Iran

Off The Beaten Track: The outlawed indie stars of Iran

The subversive force of music.

Oct 1, 2021

Abbas Kiarostami: The master of the Iranian New Wave

True pioneer.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Jul 4, 2021

10 essential films from the Iranian New Wave

Abbas Kiarostami’s 10 greatest films ranked

Essential Viewing.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Jun 22, 2021

Short of the Week: Forough Farrokhzad’s influential documentary ‘The House is Black’

Essential Viewing.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Mar 27, 2021

‘180 Degree Rule’ review: Iranian family drama by Farnoosh Samadi

A feature film debut.

Oct 3, 2020