Mehrnoush Alia's feature debut, world premiering in Berlin's Panorama section, was shot without a permit in Iran: "This issue ...

We look at "Universal Language," a new movie that follows three storylines in a city that is a cross between Winnipeg and Tehran.

We look at "Universal Language," a new movie that follows three storylines in a city that is a cross between Winnipeg and Tehran.

Stars Mahsa Rostami and Setareh Maleki tell IndieWire about how Mohammad Rasoulof convinced them to star in the Iranian ...

A lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave.

This time of year, we find ourselves in a lame-duck period on the movie calendar, with much of Hollywood’s energy directed ...

Tehran comes to Winnipeg in 'Universal Language,' Matthew Rankin's singular gem about cross-cultural exchange.

Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in ...

One of Canada's most idiosyncratic fantasists discusses the links between Iranian cinema, architecture, and cultural exchange.

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig, 2024. Written and Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Starring Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa ...

What struck me as I saw “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which is set in modern Tehran, is how 15 years after the Green Movement ...