Tag Archives: Fajr: Best Director

Alzheimer
5.3

Alzheimer

Aug. 23, 2011

Alzheimer

A story about Human beings and their relations which has a man in the center of it. Because of a car accident he has Alzheimer and must face a ...
Crime
4.9

Crime

May. 24, 2011

Crime

Between years 1976-79 in Tehran, the story of Reza Sarcheshmeh, a man who does not want to compromise on his believes. He is imprisoned and then ...
A Separation
8.3

A Separation

Feb. 15, 2011

A Separation

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran ...
Gold and Copper
7.2

Gold and Copper

Jan. 11, 2011

Gold and Copper

A Tehran mullah-in-training struggles to take care of his ailing wife and their children in this profoundly moving melodrama. A film of ...
The Maritime Silk Road
6

The Maritime Silk Road

A young student of Shiraz university joins Captain Soleiman on a maritime journey to China in 11th BC.
The Kingdom of Solomon
6.1

The Kingdom of Solomon

Solomon, Prophet and the King, has asked God to give him an ideal kingdom which has never been given to anybody before. He is told to prepare ...
Seven Minutes to Fall
5.7

Seven Minutes to Fall

Jun. 16, 2010

Seven Minutes to Fall

Domestic drama charting the course of a self-effacing Iranian couple as their ordered lives begin to fracture under the strain of work ...
Forties
5.5

Forties

Feb. 01, 2010

Forties

Negar is a married woman who works at a musical company. When she is given an assignment to collaborate with an Iranian expat Orchestra leader, ...
The Color Purple
6.5

The Color Purple

Jan. 01, 2010

The Color Purple

An undercover Iranian intelligence officer investigates the political status of a college student, whose parents were active members of the ...
Wind Blows in the Meadow
7

Wind Blows in the Meadow

Shooka, a spirited, hardworking girl from an Iranian mountain village is to be married in an arranged marriage. Shokrollah, her neighbor with ...
About Elly
7.9

About Elly

Jun. 06, 2009

About Elly

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her ...
Superstar
6

Superstar

Mar. 18, 2009

Superstar

An arrogant movie star’s life drastically changes when a teenage girl shows up.
Doubt
6

Doubt

Feb. 06, 2009

Doubt

When We Are All Asleep
6.7

When We Are All Asleep

Chakameh who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident meets a guy who recently been released from prison. While she is under ...
The Postman Doesn’t Knock Three Times
5.3

The Postman Doesn’t Knock Three Times

A man takes another man’s girl as a hostage and goes to a deserted house outside of Tehran. But there another destiny is waiting him.
The Song of Sparrows
7.9

The Song of Sparrows

Oct. 01, 2008

The Song of Sparrows

When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter’s hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a ...
The Wall
5.5

The Wall

Jul. 22, 2008

The Wall

For the young and fearless Setareh, there are no walls or boundaries she cannot overcome. Determined to provide for her family, Setareh takes a ...
As Simple as That
7.1

As Simple as That

Mar. 19, 2008

As Simple as That

A mother and wife is on the brink of an attack. Hengameh Tahareh Ghaziani lives with her husband, her son and daughter in a middle class ...
Colors of Memory
6.8

Colors of Memory

Mar. 11, 2008

Colors of Memory

The film relates the story of a surgeon (Doctor Pārsā) who returns to Iran after living in Germany for 33 years. Arriving in Tehran, Doctor Pārsā ...
Night Bus
6.7

Night Bus

Nov. 03, 2007

Night Bus

The film, which is in sharp monochrome, relates the story of a twenty-four-hour-long journey of two young Iranian soldiers (Issā and Emād) and a ...
The Third Day
6.2

The Third Day

Jun. 13, 2007

The Third Day

During the Iran-Iraq War, a disabled young woman is taken captive by Iraqi Baathist forces in Khuzestan Province. Her brother, along with his ...
Eghlima
5.3

Eghlima

Apr. 03, 2007

Eghlima

A woman is suspicious of her husband that he has cheated on her with another woman but little by little she begins to doubt more about that and ...
Barefoot in Heaven
7

Barefoot in Heaven

Feb. 01, 2007

Barefoot in Heaven

Yahya a young religious man chose an AIDS hospice for his occupation. He is completely unlike his colleagues. He dressed like the ordinary people ...
Crossroads
5.8

Crossroads

Oct. 18, 2006

Crossroads

As the days of several different people unfold, their separate lives are about to become linked by a tragic car crash which kills two women. ...
In the Name of the Father
5.9

In the Name of the Father

This is about a father and his daughter who has been injured from the mines from Iran-Iraq war.
Fireworks Wednesday
7.7

Fireworks Wednesday

Feb. 08, 2006

Fireworks Wednesday

Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic ...
On a Friday Afternoon
6.1

On a Friday Afternoon

Jan. 01, 2006

On a Friday Afternoon

The life of a single mother living in Tehran gets unsettled by the visit of her enstranged sister.
Border Café
7.3

Border Café

Nov. 03, 2005

Border Café

A young widow takes over her late husband’s truck stop café, keeping hidden in the kitchen so as not to cause a scandal in Iran’s conservative ...
So Close, So Far
7.5

So Close, So Far

Oct. 08, 2005

So Close, So Far

Dr. Alam, a very profiled specialist in neurology and a successful surgeon, is drowned in his professional and social work, in a way that he has ...