This article was originally published in June 2023. Thanks to a renewed interest in Iranian cinema among movie lovers, we are republishing it with two additional films. For centuries, poetry was ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) is a triumph among Iranian films. Its mere existence is a miracle and testament to the sheer willpower of writer and director Mohammad Rasoulof’s determination to ...

This meaningful film is written and directed by Narges Abyar. Drawing upon her experiences during the Iranian revolution, Abyar tells us the story of Bahar, a young girl who lives with her grandmother ...