8 Best Essential Iranian Films For Beginners

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Yashshvi Srivastava
Nov 28, 2024

Children Of Heaven

This touching story follows two siblings Ali and Zahra who are dedicated to making an arrangement of a pair of shoes for Zahra and when nothing worked out Ali participated in a race to win new shoes.

A Separation

The interesting story surrounds Nader who part ways with his wife Simin and hires Razieh to take care of his father but after a tragic event Simin has to intervene.

Baran

The beautiful love story revolves around Lateef, a 17-year-old boy who meets an Afghan worker on the site and falls in love with her after discovering she is a girl.

Close-Up

Abbas Kiarotami’s directed film highlights the true story of a poor person who mimics Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a director and breaks into a rich house saying he wants to use it for shooting.

The Wind Will Carry Us

The 1999 released interesting story revolves around few journalist who dress up like engineers for a small village to document the rituals after the death of

The Song of Sparrows

The inspiring story centers on Karin, a young boy who ends up in Tehran after being fired from his job but soon his personality of an honest person changes into a canny one and his relatives are tasked to bring him back on track.

Through the Olive Trees

The tale centers on an Iranian director named Mohammad Ali Keshavarz who is forced to act in a film showing his own journey after the lead actor refused to be a part due to cultural differences.

Taste Of Cherry

The gripping story surrounds a hopeless man decided to commit suicide is in search of an assistant who will bury him after his death in the grave his dug of himself.

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