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Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
77 min
Release Date
2023-10-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Vote Count
47
Vote Average
7.4
Majid Salehi
Siamak
Gohar Kheyrandish
Mehri
Farzin Mohades
Ali
Sadaf Asgari
Sadaf
Hossein Soleymani
Farbod
Faezeh Rad
Faezeh
Bahram Ark
Young Father
Servin Zabetian
Aram
Arghavan Shabani
Selena
Ardeshir Kazemi
100-year-old man
Babak Karimi
(voice)
Behnaz Jafari
(voice)
Sara Bahrami
(voice)
Reza Behboudi
(voice)
Kiumars Moradi
(voice)
Paria Yaghoubi
(voice)
Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran
(voice)
Tofigh Heidari
(voice)
Ali Asgari
(voice)
Alireza Khatami
(voice)
8.0
The Lives of Others
In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
2006-03-23 | de
8.0
Requiem for a Dream
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
2000-10-06 | en
6.0
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.
1974-03-06 | en
0.0
The Couple Takes a Wife
Complications ensue when an overworked couple decides to hire a "wife" — someone who can run the household for them with complete autonomy — but she's a little too attractive for comfort.
1972-12-05 | en
5.0
I Am Everyday Sexism
Julie is convened in the office of the Headmaster because her daughter hit a classmate. An unacceptable behaviour! But Julie does not see it that way and will put words on the unacceptable.
| fr
5.9
Oppressed Majority
On what seems to be just another ordinary day, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women.
2010-10-24 | fr
6.0
Holy Lola
The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative adventure, they must contend with obstructive authorities and the jealousies and mistrust of a small community of would-be adoptive parents.
2004-10-16 | fr
7.5
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
2007-08-24 | ro
8.0
We Iranian Women
2023-09-01 | fr
9.0
Fall
Soghoot (سقوط) A music Video By Amir Tabari
2020-06-06 | en
0.0
The Police
A group of schoolchildren set up a police force to stand up to the school bullies but things soon get out of hand..
1990-09-16 | en
0.0
When the Masks are Taken Off
A satirical film about bureaucracy.
1975-07-28 | sq
6.5
Middle Men
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
2009-05-17 | en
6.9
The Apprentice
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.
2024-10-09 | en
7.3
The Story of Qiu Ju
When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.
1992-08-31 | zh
5.9
Heckler
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
2007-11-04 | en
6.3
The Air I Breathe
A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding through four emotional pillars — joy, passion, grief, and love.
2007-02-07 | en
5.7
Bad Eggs
Ben Kinnear and Mike Paddock are two undercover detectives with way too much publicity, who find they can no longer turn a blind eye to the corruption in the police force.
2003-07-24 | en
3.0
Aba Jan
Stories of families who live in the Zanjan city in the 1980s. Family atmosphere of those years of war and its impact on their lives A family tradition in the 1980s they live in the city. Families who affected by the war between Iran and Iraq.
2017-02-07 | fa
5.2
Sara and Ayda
Sarah and Ayda are two close friends, one of whom was notorious and now they must work together to bring their conditions to normal, but they stand to where for their friendship?
2017-02-07 | fa