Elahe Hesari

Set in 70's Pre-Revolution Iran, a Musical Artist Struggles to Make a Name for Himself.

Barat is a middle-aged man who lives in a condo with his wife, son, and brother-in-law, and his neighbors. They participated in a lottery and...

A Film By Mohsen Jasoor

Involved in different legal and illegal petty works, Mohammad is working and living in a room in the biggest football stadium in Tehran with his wife and his little son. During a riot in Tehran, he disappears when two women are looking forward to seeing him impatiently: his wife, Maryam, who is desperately seeking him all through the city, and a convicted woman, Shahla, who needs him as the only witness who can save her from death with a confession in the appeal court…

It is the story of three women who realize they are meant to be together...

Bita's struggle to provide for her mother, who is unable to work, takes an unexpected turn when some of her patients accuse her of theft. Her claims of being innocent fall on deaf ears until one of her colleagues confesses something that changes everything. With her reputation ruined, Bita grapples with the mistakes in her life as she searches for a way out of her predicament. Beautifully written and atmospherically compiled, Mehrdad Farid's arresting drama perfectly captures the indecision and uncertainty of its main character, with superb performances from its multifaceted cast. Written by IMVBox.com

A short documentary on the latest film by Mania Akbari titled, From Tehran to London. The film takes a closer look at Akbari’s latest boundary-pushing film that displays females dancing for the first time in Iranian cinema after the revolution. Through the lens of critical analysis with a touch of Freudian psychoanalysis, the documentary comments on how the themes of dance, death, homosexuality, censorship and devastation come to light through the actor’s dialogues and symbols in the film.

Mania Akbari’s From Tehran to London (2012), has a Russian-doll structure. It begins with Akbari shooting her latest film entitled Women Do Not Have Breasts about a couple, the young poet and writer Ava and her upper-class older husband Ashkan, who live in a large, beautiful – yet isolated – house in the hilly outskirts of the city. Household workers Maryam and Rahim attend to their needs. But despite their comfortable lives, Ava is increasingly dissatisfied and estranged in her relationship with Ashkan. What seems to have been an exciting relationship in the past is now little more than a series of mutual reproaches, as Ashkan incessantly tries to change Ava into someone she isn’t – a dutiful wife.

In an extraordinary day, Sophie has to euthanize an ill old man. On the same day, she saves another man who wants to commit suicide. Together, they experience a very unusual form of love.

Few youngsters decide to get rich by choosing a quick but very dangerous way.

Fereshteh is introduced to a company by her cousin Magie, where the wealthy CEO, Khosro Khosravi, proposes to her. Despite her previous marriage ending in her husband’s early death, Fereshteh marries Khosro due to his wealth and her family’s financial struggles. Magie discovers Khosro’s criminal activities, revealing he runs two companies to commit fraud. He deceives newcomers in the first company, including Fereshteh, by selling their SIM cards to applicants of the second company for profit. Another woman, Shirin, is also deceived. Magie, Fereshteh, and Shirin secure the applicants’ money, and Magie’s father, a former military member, informs the police, leading to Khosro and his accomplice Ezzat’s arrest.

An episodic film made of 4 separate stories which are happening in night till morning and shows the problems of the characters of these stories.