This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the...
Close-Up
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the...
Taste of Cherry
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share...
Children of Heaven
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
Where Is The Friend's House?
After the earthquake of Guilan, a film director and his son travel to the devastated area to search for the actors from the movie the director made...
And Life Goes On
During the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern...
Bashu, the Little Stranger
Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.
Homework
Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in...
The Traveler
In a parched badland village that looks like the end of the world, Solan is the only teacher. After years of enduring the poorly paid temporary job,...
Midday Meal
A documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking behind the master's back.
First Case, Second Case
Two children watching animals move in an animated film try to imitate their gestures — until they see real birds fly and a real airplane take...
So Can I
A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys...
A Wedding Suit
The Rook made in 1974 is the establishment of sadeghi’s style in reference to Persian painting and miniature. The chess board act as witness to...
The Rook
The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.
Experience
A young orphan named Amiro lives alone in an abandoned tanker in the Iranian port city of Abadan. He survives by shining shoes, selling water, and...
The Runner
A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching and what it means to them.
Tribute to the Teachers
The story is about two poor boys’ search for their father through a Journey from downtown to uptown. Two hungry boys are forced to move through...
Journey
By showing a series of different-coloured objects, the film aims to familiarize very young children with the various colours.
Colors
A dialogue-free film that follows a boy in southern Iran whose daily chore is bringing an elegant glass bowl to get filled with ice, and then...
Waiting
Set on the southern coast of Iran, "Harmonica" begins as a young boy receives a musical present from abroad. Fascinated and envious, his friends make...
Harmonica
