Melika Pazouki

Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life.

A single mother takes a stand against her son’s school and Iran’s educational system when they accuse her boy of sexual abuse. She refuses to let her son or herself be victims any longer.

A director in a dead-end marriage holds auditions for her debut film. The actress she casts for the lead faces opposition from her father, sparking turmoil.

Ahmad is a detective who is suspicious of the network behind a recently committed crime. When the investigation advances further, he finds out that he might be in danger too.

Sarah and Mehri, two friends, set themselves a perilous challenge in high school. But not only are they very young women, they're also Iranians from families with completely opposing views.

A complex and sometimes combative exchange at an Iranian broadcaster over a certain Hollywood blockbuster disguises deeper ruptures, in Farnoosh Samadi’s wry and subtly provocative drama.

Elaheh, a literature student, lost her father three years ago during the protests against Ali Khamenei's regime. Now she is piecing her life back together, working illegally as a masseuse in a private flat. Whispers of Elaheh's magical hands spread through Tehran. Men with ties to the government book appointments, some enticed by the prospect of a "happy ending". Elaheh never wears a hijab and speaks openly about her hair, but takes only the risks she can measure. She dreams of escaping suffocating Tehran and stealing a kiss from her boyfriend, Soheil, in the heart of Berlin.