Tag Archives: Fajr: Best Director

The Willow Tree
7.3

The Willow Tree

Aug. 11, 2005

The Willow Tree

Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find ...
We Are All Fine
6.9
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We Are All Fine

Aug. 04, 2005

We Are All Fine

Jamshid, the son of Abbas Sakhai, has been living abroad for a number of years. He sends a message for his family who then decide to make a film ...
Requiem of Snow
6.7

Requiem of Snow

Feb. 02, 2005

Requiem of Snow

People are praying for rainfall… a Land parched in drought… the illusion of snow… Rozhin is engulfed in reveries of flight from ...
Qadamgah
5.8

Qadamgah

Dec. 23, 2004

Qadamgah

When sees a dream Rahman gets back to his village to find the truth about his life and his family but the villagers are not willing to tell him ...
The Winning Card
0

The Winning Card

Jul. 15, 2004

The Winning Card

The manager of a successful travel agency, Arman, has just got away with committing huge financial fraud. Now he intends to flee the country ...
Duel
6.4

Duel

Jul. 06, 2004

Duel

The story of Zeinal, a man who after 20 years of being a POW, tries to clear up his past.
Beautiful City
7.6

Beautiful City

Jun. 09, 2004

Beautiful City

Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the ...
Mum’s Guest
7.2

Mum’s Guest

Jan. 01, 2004

Mum’s Guest

A mother of a poor family, has guests coming over, yet doesn’t know how to get the dinner party altogether with limited resources.
The Insane Flew Away
0

The Insane Flew Away

Jul. 23, 2003

The Insane Flew Away

Yalda is married to Rouzbeh who is an injure of war. Rouzbeh’s health getting worse and they should hospitalize him. Although Yalda loves ...
Sometimes look at the sky
6.7

Sometimes look at the sky

In a sanitarium for injures of war some ghosts are waiting and wandering about but for different reasons.
Deep Breath
7.4

Deep Breath

Feb. 01, 2003

Deep Breath

A vivid image of youths in Iran.
Dancing in the Dust
6.7

Dancing in the Dust

Jan. 01, 2003

Dancing in the Dust

When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar (Khodaparast) works double shifts to pay ...
I’m Taraneh, 15
7.1

I’m Taraneh, 15

Nov. 13, 2002

I’m Taraneh, 15

Taraneh is a model 15-year-old Iranian girl, studious and filial, who supports her ailing grandmother with a job at a photo shop and visits her ...
To Stay Alive
6.3

To Stay Alive

May. 24, 2002

To Stay Alive

A woman tries to escape from the much older man she was forced to marry.
A House Built on Water
6.7

A House Built on Water

Director Bahman Farmanara’s second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged man. ...
Here, a Shining Light
5.5

Here, a Shining Light

Jan. 01, 2002

Here, a Shining Light

Ghodrat is a disabled simple young boy who lives with a watchman of a shrine in a village. The watchman thinks that the people of village are ...
Unruled Paper
6.8

Unruled Paper

Jan. 01, 2002

Unruled Paper

Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Naser Taghva’i, based on an original script by Naser Taghva’i and Minoo ...
The Child and the Soldier
6.5

The Child and the Soldier

On New Year’s Eve, a young soldier is looking forward to going home but is given orders to escort a juvenile delinquent to a distant ...
Under the Moonlight
7

Under the Moonlight

Feb. 08, 2001

Under the Moonlight

Seyyed Hassan, a young seminary student, is preparing to don the clerical attire. While the other students are also busy with similar ...
Killing Mad Dogs
7.7

Killing Mad Dogs

Feb. 07, 2001

Killing Mad Dogs

Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband’s debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
6.6

Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine

Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn’t made a film in 24 years (he can’t get past the censors). He’s working on a ...
Birth of a Butterfly
6.7

Birth of a Butterfly

Jan. 01, 2000

Birth of a Butterfly

Tensions abound in the relationships featured in the three episodes which make up the film – that between two young children and their ...
Protest
6.1

Protest

Jan. 01, 2000

Protest

When Amir learns that the woman who is to marry his younger brother Reza is having an affair with another man, he murders her to restore his ...
Maturity
6.2

Maturity

Jan. 01, 2000

Maturity

Naser Khavari and his fiancee …
The Mix
5.6

The Mix

Jan. 01, 2000

The Mix

An Iranian director and his technical crew scramble to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the Fajr Film Festival.
The Red Ribbon
7.1

The Red Ribbon

Apr. 01, 1999

The Red Ribbon

A man and a woman fight over the rights to a property.
The Colour of Paradise
8.2

The Colour of Paradise

The story revolves around a blind boy named Mohammed who is released from his special school in Tehran for summer vacation. His father, shamed ...
Two Women
6.7

Two Women

Jan. 01, 1999

Two Women

A sensation when released in 1999 in Iran, Two Women charts the lives of two promising architecture students over the course of the first ...
Hiva
5.9

Hiva

Apr. 01, 1998

Hiva

Heeva Akbari after 15 years of the disappearance of her husband Hamid in the war decides to visit the old house she was living there by her husband.