Iran
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Berlinale 2026
Berlinale 2026: Cesarean Weekend (dir. Mohammad Shirvani) | Review
Mohammad Shirvani’s "Caesarean Weekend" is a politically charged, formally experimental portrait of generational tension in contemporary Iran that, despite its…
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Berlinale 2026
Berlinale 2026: Roya (dir. Mahnaz Mohammadi) | Review
Premiering in Berlinale’s Panorama section as both a clandestine production and a defiant political gesture, Mahnaz Mohammadi’s "Roya" is a…
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Cannes 2025
Cannes 2025 (Palme d’Or): It Was Just An Accident (dir. Jafar Panahi) | Review
Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winning film investigates the tortured souls of the oppressed through a moral conundrum.
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Spotlight: Documentary
Sundance 2025: Cutting Through Rocks (dirs. Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni) | Review
A gripping work of direct cinema captures the bold and deeply moving crusade of a woman elected in a rural…
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Venice Film Festival 2024
Venice 2024 (Giornate degli Autori): Boomerang (dir. Shahab Fotouhi) | Review
Shahab Fotouhi's presentation of a modernised Iran is fresh and amusing, showcasing the formation of revolutionists through the analysis of…
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Spotlight: Middle Eastern Filmmakers
TIFF 2024: Seven Days (by Ali Samadi Ahadi) | Review
Revolutionary Mohammad Rasoulof writes a stunning survival drama about a courageous woman facing a tough choice between family and social…
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Sheffield DocFest 2024
Sheffield DocFest 2024: A Move (by Elahe Esmaili) | Review
"A Move," directed by Elahe Esmaili, powerfully depicts the struggle for women's freedom within a deeply divided Iranian society.
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Competition): The Seed of the Sacred Fig (by Mohammad Rasoulof) | Review
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof returns to the Croisette. A rather special return, since the mullah regime sentenced him to prison,…
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Berlinale 2024
Berlinale 2024: My Favourite Cake (Competition) | Review
My Favourite Cake serves as a poignant reminder of the struggles faced by the Iranian people against political oppression, blending…
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Sundance 2024
Sundance Film Festival 2024: In the Land of Brothers (World Cinema Dramatic Competition) | Review
Presented in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, director Alireza Ghasemi and Raha Amirfazli's Sundance entry is a sprawling, emotionally rich,…
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