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The four stories that are variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty that ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats.

A drama about corruption and injustice in Iranian society. You are the oppressed, or you have to join the oppressor to survive.

A widow who works tirelessly at a failing factory in sanctions-gripped Iran receives a marriage proposal that could mean financial security, but could also tear her family apart.

Complicated entanglements occur in a border village when an exiled Iranian teacher finds himself helping a refugee Afghan family fleeing the Taliban.

When Mahboube, a woman in her thirties decides to rent out her home to a film crew for six days, her tranquil and solitary existence is suddenly upended. Intrigued by the group's interactions and inspired by the storyline of their short film, Mahboube finds herself compelled to confront unresolved aspects of her past. However, as the final day of their stay approaches, she faces a pivotal decision: whether to cling to her familiar life or embrace the opportunity for a transformative new chapter.

Ali lives in southern Tehran with his son. In order to please his sons love for cars, he borrows money. Just as he has gathered enough, massive inflation crosses his plans. Ali is Deeply saddened, and struggles to keep the promise.

With rhythmic fluidity, Saba's body moves to the music. Dancing is what she lives for, how she expresses herself - yet she is not free to do so in her own country. In a film dancing the line between documentary and fiction, a moving portrait emerges of a generation of young Iranians hemmed in by the Islamic republic's rigid rules. When Saba rebels in a poetic act of defiance, the boundaries between fiction and reality finally dissolve.

The director examines her father Jamshid's life as a revolutionary filmmaker and activist in Iran, highlighting his experiences during the Iranian revolution and the Iran-Iraq war, and the impact of his friend Davood's execution.

"NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS" is a documentary film about the life and death of Ebrahim Monsefi, commonly known as Ebram; a popular southern guitar player, singer and poet in Iran who was born 70 years ago in Bandar-Abbas and passed away 50 years afterwards. He suffered such a sad end that it made it almost impossible for anyone to tell if he committed suicide or died a natural death. Although he passed away almost two decades ago, thoughts and debates still continue about the cause and reason for his death. Ebrahim spent his whole life writing lyrics and composing music in solitude and recorded them in solitude as well, he never recorded in a studio. Since his death, his works have been discovered and published little by little, and over time more and more people have referred to his music and several musicians have started covering them. Many have become interested in his life. He has reached fame posthumously. In his personal and emotional life, Ebram had loved a woman for many years only to suddenly lose her one day. He named her "Amis" and she was his muse. He mentioned her in almost every song and never forgot about her until his sorrowful death. The movie is about the loving relationship between Ebram and Amis; through stories of culture, tradition and music. The film was shot on location in the south of Iran, beside a sea that reaches on towards India and Africa. It is in this location that Ebram wanders through.

One day Fooziye, a middle aged woman, discovers that crude oil is coming out of her body. This unusual yet empowering phenomenon awakens the hope of a better future in her. On the other hand, it triggers uncertainty and paranoia in the lives of the people around her.

This is the journey of a new generation of immigrants who use media and technology to bridge the gap between the Middle East and the rest of the world.

I asked: "Why have they erased you?" He said: "Maybe they are scared." I said: "Whoever is scared, should erase themselves." He said: "In that case, the faces of the living would all be gone and only the dead would remain."

A translator, writer, and poet whose beliefs conflict with the government's cultural structure migrates to an abandoned house in his hometown due to financial constraints and his wife's expulsion from university. The rising river threatens his survival and that of his family. Writing a new novel in this house initiates a battle between him, the river, and the ruling suffocation.

Woodgirls - A Duet for a Dream (2021) follows two female carpenters who are trying to follow their dream and open a carpentry workshop run by women for women

Pegah is a teenage girl who tries her best to provide money for getting her friend Hooman out of drug withdrawal camp. After providing the money...

This is the story of Fahimeh Akbari, a leading lady in the musical and cultural history of Iran, an exceptional talent.

Mr. Safari is an 83 years old retired of the post office who lives in an old neighborhood in Tehran. After the death of his wife he lives alone by himself but when his only son who lives abroad the country in Canada invites him to travel there for the treatment his ordinary life is disturbed.

9-year-old girl menstruates after an earthquake and a loss of her family. She knows nothing about what is happening to her, and thinks she has been wounded.