Dariush Mehrjui Movies

Set against the stunning landscape of rural Iran, Shirak is a symbolic rural drama centered on a young boy who lives in a small agricultural village...

Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for...

An Iranian director and his technical crew scramble to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the Fajr Film Festival.

The story of a simple fellow from a small town who travels to Tehran to find a suitable girl for marriage.

Ali and his father go from their poor neighborhood in the outskirts of the city to a hospital so that Ali's father can be treated for his sickness....

A professor who found out a formula to make diamonds from oil is killed in Tehran and his nephew who is a spy is sent to Tehran by Interpol in order...

Maryam Banoo, a depressed wealthy woman, finds out that her husband is having an affair with another woman. Her husband leaves the house after Maryam...

A political metaphor based on Karl Buchner's "Woyzeck": a simpleminded mailman ends up committing a murder.

An anthology directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Testing Democracy) and Dariush Mehrjui (Dear Cousin is Lost)

This movie is about a music group that want to have their first concert but the politics don't let them.The name of the episode is sime akhar.

Sara is the perfect young housewife. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who works for the funds. For the...

Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.

Part 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life.

A look at the making of Dariush Mahrjui's 'The Cow' ('Gav'), considered by many to be the seminal film of the Iranian New Wave.

Part 2 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film examines her controversial, sometimes erotic, poetry. Contemporary Iranian...

A woman tries to escape from the much older man she was forced to marry.