A mother’s courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol’s husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. “Better be a dog than a mother,” she says.

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Although not as well-known as her male counterparts–Kiarostami, Majidi, Makhmalbaf–Rakhshan Bani Etemad is not only one of the best filmmakers in Iran, but also one of the bravest. Unlike her largely depoliticized colleagues, Bani Etemad tackles issues that are either taboo (a love affair) or neglected (the mothers of Iran-Iraq War) in Iranian society. Gilaneh, although as engaged politically as anything else, also works as great drama, an emotional depiction of a mother who suffers the greatest punishment after war: taking care of shell-shocked and invalid son. The change that the mother undergoes between the war in ’88 and the Iraqi war 15 years later is nothing short of astounding, and many praises to Madjid Bahrami who played Gilaneh. The final image of the mother is quite possibly one of the most emblematic images in cinema today.

Gilaneh.2005.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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https://rapidgator.net/file/bf14678d8260a3a81d01e5b1d71847f8/Gilaneh.2005.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Farsi
Subtitles:English

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The Iranian family man Javad is kidnapped by a descendant of Dracula, whose wife has forced him to give up drinking human blood. They become friends, but things go disastrously awry when Javad tries to lessen the vampire’s cravings through the use of drugs.

Starring: Levon Haftvan, Jaleh Sameti, Siamak Ansari, Vishka Asayesh & Reza Attaran.

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https://nitro.download/view/574DA2A5410B062/Dracula_in_Iran_2016.mkv

Language(s):Farsi
Subtitles:English

The post Reza Attaran – Derakoola AKA Dracula (2016) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Faraz Fesharaki documents 10 years of conversations with his family across Berlin and Isfahan. His debut film tenderly weaves together recordings, text, and VHS clips into an intergenerational portrait.

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https://nitro.download/view/0E71140D9175ED9/what_did_you_dream_last_night,_parajanov__by_faraz_fesharaki_(1080p).mkv

Language(s):Farsi
Subtitles:English

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Since women are banned from soccer matches, Iranian females masquerade as males so they can slip into Tehran’s stadium to see the game between Iran and Bahrain. The ones who are caught and arrested are taken to a holding area and guarded by soldiers. One sympathetic soldier agrees to watch the game through a peephole and recount the action to the impatient fans.

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https://nitro.download/view/92939DBB0D687D5/Offside_(2006)_Jafar_Panahi_-_1080p.mkv

Language(s):Farsi
Subtitles:English, German, Turkish

Many thanks to @Marcio for this copy.

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In 1978, the inhabitants of Zalava, a small village in Iran, claim that there is a demon among them. While investigating the strange case, Massoud, a young police sergeant, crosses paths with an exorcist.

Critically setting his film in 1978, at the onset of the Iranian Revolution, writer-director Arsalan Amiri conjures an eerie atmosphere, sensitively laced with bitter irony as his script (co-written with Ida Panahandeh and Tahmineh Bahram) wrestles with paradoxical arguments about faith, tradition, and modernity in the face of an ambiguous threat. Escalating to Schrödinger’s demon scenarios of sublime suspense — artfully photographed by Mohammad Rasouli — this dread-filled fable eventually crystalizes these tensions in an irresistible, metaphysical horror dilemma that is guaranteed to haunt you the next time you handle a sealed glass jar, regardless of whether or not a demon waits inside.

8 Wins & 14 Nominations, including Winner of the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at 2021 Venice Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Private at the Venice Fim Festival

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https://nitro.download/view/CD92952D7958585/Zalava.2021.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP.5.1.H.264-ViETNAM.mkv

Language(s):Farsi, Farsi-Kurdish, Kurdish
Subtitles:English

The post Arsalan Amiri – Zalava (2021) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Ali and his father go from their poor neighborhood in the outskirts of the city to a hospital so that Ali’s father can be treated for his sickness. However since they have no money, Ali starts to work for Dr. Sameri who deals in blood.

The.Cycle.1978.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/265518E7ABA56F0/The.Cycle.1978.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Farsi
Subtitles:English hardsubbed

The post Dariush Mehrjui – Dayereh mina AKA The Cycle (1977) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran’s 1953 CIA-backed coup d’état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Zanan-e bedun-e mardan 2009 576p BluRay DD5.1 x264-EA.mkv
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https://nitro.download/view/8113E12ED4D78BE/Zanan-e_bedun-e_mardan_2009_576p_BluRay_DD5.1_x264-EA.mkv

Language(s):Farsi
Subtitles:English

The post Shirin Neshat & Shoja Azari – Zanan-e bedun-e mardan AKA Women Without Men (2009) first appeared on Cinema of the World.