Tehran, an unfinished history

Saturday, 14.6.2025, 20.00 hrs

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IR 2025 100 min
D: Saeed Nouri
Farsi with english subtitles.

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. It is simultaneously a passage through the city’s development, through the change in modern concepts and through the historical break that 1979 represented: extremely instructive, incredibly entertaining – and a culture shock for people with a preconceived image of Iran. “Tehran, an unfinished history” is an overwhelming collage of clips that never lets up for a moment.

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker!

Director

Saeed Nouri (*1974 in Tehran) studied film in Tehran, founded the Wings of Desire Institute in 2014, completed his doctorate in France, made short films and documentaries, researched Iranian filmmakers, and his latest film celebrated its world premiere in Rotterdam in 2025.

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