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The lives of Iranian women before the Islamic Revolution were determined by two contradictory factors: the traditional patriarchy and the Shah's modernization policy.

Over the course of twenty years, three loosely connected episodes tell of the fate of Afghan immigrants in Iran. In 2001, Mohamed has to do menial labor and falls in love with Leila.

Sohrab's wife Mahgol wants to emigrate, his father is getting on his nerves, his job as an editor is getting on his nerves and the authorities want him to become an informant to shorten his impending sentence.

Ellen Vuosalo's life story takes her via Finland and the USA to Iran. After freeing herself from the dependency of her abusive husband, she moves to Tehran to get her children back.

In a remote coastal village, the inhabitants discover a mysterious boat in which a wounded stranger named Ayat has washed ashore.

Saeed Nouri has sifted through 800 Iranian films from the National Archive, selected 150 of them and condensed them into a 100-minute film about the history of Tehran.

Curator and filmmaker Ghasideh Golmakani once again presents a colorful collection of current short films - fresh insights into different regions, social milieus and narrative styles.

During the nationwide protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, Rahmaneh gets into heated arguments with her devout family.

Filming in her apartment turns the life of Mahboube, who lives in seclusion, completely upside down: for a week, she is confronted with people in her courtyard, her kitchen and her bedroom.

A bunch of likeable good-for-nothings in their forties decide to go on a treasure hunt in the midst of economic misery.

The economic crisis paralyzes all impulses and prevents the half-brothers Ali and Reza from breaking out of the regiment of their despotic father Gholam, who spends his nights with drug friends.

On the highways of Tehran at night, Amir supplies the city's lonely souls with drugs to give them a little relief.