“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s groundbreaking new work, inspired by the women-led protests in 2022. By Farnaz ...

Thousands of Iranian protesters were arrested in the months after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, following her arrest for ...

TALLINN, Estonia — "Duality," the new hybrid feature written, directed and produced by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Nezamdoost ...

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Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who won the top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, is a twice-jailed arthouse cinema veteran whose films are banned in his homeland. The 64-year-old is a ...

It Was Just an Accident” centers on a group of former prisoners who encounter a man they believe was the guard who tortured ...

The film grants hope for the women of Iran through its thick-skinned subject, putting her resume and grit on display.

Soheil Beiraghi's competition film 'Bidad,' kept secret to protect the safety of its delegation, tells the story of a female singer who refuses to accept that women in Iran are not allowed to perform ...

Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international festivals such as Cannes, but at home it's comedy that sells and has long been the favoured genre. There are around ...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's cinema owners have threatened to close their movie houses to protest against costs that have soared since energy subsidies were slashed last year, sending a highly visible ...