Ægteparret Nader og Simin står overfor skilsmisse, fordi Simin ønsker at forlade landet til fordel for USA - og tage datteren med sig - imens Nader nægter at forlade sin alvorligt syge far. Det klassiske samlivsdrama udvikler sig til en kompleks thriller, da Nader pludselig står overfor en alvorlig anklage og de moralske dilemmaer afspejler konflikten mellen moderne og traditionelle værdier i nutidens iranske samfund.

I april 1980 stormede væbnede mænd den iranske ambassade i Princes Gate, London og tog alle som gidsler. I løbet af de næste seks dage fandt en spændende standoff sted, i mellem tiden var en gruppe højtuddannede soldater fra SAS forberedt på storme stedet, som verden aldrig havde set før.

Iran, 1986. Sahebjams bil bryder sammen i en lille øde landsby, og han falder i snak med Zahra, som fortæller en grusom historie. Centrum i historien er Zahras niece Soray. Hun blev mod sin vilje gift med en modbydelig tyran, og det fik tragiske konsekvenser.

A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

En sammentømret gruppe venner og en enkelt outsider, nemlig den mystikomgærdede Elly, leger gæt og grimasser i et sommerhus ved kysten. Men weekend-idyllen bliver brudt af en voldsom hændelse, som efterlader mange tolkningsmuligheder. Det får gruppens harmoni til at krakelere og åbner for en tankevækkende og usentimental undersøgelse af relationer, ikke mindst de ægteskabelige.

A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.

Emad og Rana bor i Teheran, han er lærer, og sammen er de med i en teatertrup. De skal spille hovedrollerne i truppens kommende opsætning, Arthur Millers stykke ”En sælgers død”. De to har det godt sammen og overvejer at få børn. Da det hus de bor i, er ved at kollapse på grund af byggeri på nabogrunden, må de flytte ud af deres lejlighed. En kollega tilbyder dem en lejlighed. Bortset fra at en del af den tidligere lejers ting står der endnu, er lejligheden fin. Emad og Rana flytter ind. I den nye lejlighed sker et overfald, som har med den gamle lejer at gøre. Overfaldet forandrer alt for Emad og Rana, og deres relationer både til omverdenen og de to imellem, bliver udfordret dramatisk.

After the earthquake of Guilan, a film director and his son travel to the devastated area to search for the actors from the movie the director made there a few years previously. In their search, they see how people who have lost everything in the earthquake still have hope and try to live life to the fullest.

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

Med Irans CIA-støttede statskup i 1953 som tumultagtigt baggrund, smelter fire kvinders skæbner sammen i en smuk frugthave, hvor de hver især finder uafhængighed, trøst og venskab. Den roste fotograf Shirin Neshat debuterer som instruktør med denne skarpe og overdådigt filmede refleksion over det altafgørende øjeblik i historien, der direkte ledte til den islamiske revolution og det Iran, vi kender i dag.

An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.

This documentary was written with passion and love for cinema, and on the other hand, he blamed her. Our fictional character for this documentary talks about her passion for cinema and how it affected her life and recounts the decades that passed on the cinema one after the other.

Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

Jafar Panahi agerer selv taxichaufføren, der med sit kamera indbygget i instrumentbrættet dokumenterer sine finurlige, morsomme og ind i mellem stærkt bevægende møder med allehånde iranere. På raffineret vis - og med stor menneskevarme - tegnes et portræt af et moderne Iran, som ikke ligner noget, vi kender fra tv-reportagerne og ej heller noget, de lokale myndigheder billiger.

Jon Stewart smider sin sarkastiske, politiske kommentatorkåbe og springer ud som instruktør med dette drama, der er baseret på en sand historie. I 2009 blev den iranske journalist Maziar Bahari anholdt af de iranske myndigheder, anklaget for at være spion. Gennem fire måneder blev Bahari forhørt og tortureret, og det eneste han bagefter kunne sige om manden, der var ansvarlig for hans brutale oplevelser, var at han duftede af rosenvand. Gael García Bernal spiller hovedrollen og danske Kim Bodnia ses som manden, der forhører ham.

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their chances of asylum, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumors start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.

Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.

Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced her husband is having an affair and enlists Rouhi as a spy, to follow her husband, and confirm her suspicions. What Rouhi discovers, however, threatens not only their marriage but her own future.