Acting

Sami Tahasuni

Acting credits

Meetings with Remarkable Men poster
6.7

The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.

Meetings with Remarkable Men

1979

The Stranger and the Fog poster
7.3

In a remote seaside village, its residents' peaceful lives are upended when they spot a mysterious boat drifting toward the shore. Upon pulling it in, they find a weary and wounded stranger named Ayat, who only recalls being attacked and barely escaping with his life. As Ayat tries to rebuild his sense of self and uncover his past, he becomes a source of curiosity and suspicion in the community.

The Stranger and the Fog

1975

Nemat Nafti poster
NR

A capricious man who is suspicious of his wife spells her out of the house with her little son Nemat who is a cripple. The boy grows up while working in various jobs from selling oil in

Nemat Nafti

1973

Ballad of Tara poster
7.1

Beautiful young widow Tara returns to her village with her two children from the country. On her way home, she learns that her grandfather has died, and distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day, on the road, Tara meets an ancient warrior, who claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back.

Ballad of Tara

1979

Tonight a tear is shed poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tonight a tear is shed

1979

The Raven poster
6.5

Mr. Esalat, a television producer, discovers a missing person's photo in a newspaper that bears a striking resemblance to someone he knows. While investigating the case for a television program with the help of his deaf wife, Asieh, the search uncovers deeper and unexpected connections to their own family's past.

The Raven

1977

Tall Shadows of the Wind poster
5.4

Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.

Tall Shadows of the Wind

1979

Moshkel-e agha-ye Etemad poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Moshkel-e agha-ye Etemad

1977

Scandal poster
NR

“Hormoz,” who is a swindler and a fraudster, deceives “Maryam” and then disappears. Maryam’s parents, out of goodwill and concern for their daughter’s future, send her child to an orphanage and pretend that the baby is dead. Later, Maryam marries a young man named “Jamshid” and through an incident, she discovers that her child is alive.

Scandal

1970