Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon, The Mirror, The Circle), who defies a filmmaking ban from the Iranian government each time he makes a new film, is always a director worth checking out. And how lucky we are for his tenacity… Full of metaphor, insight, and gentle humor, this remarkable film features some of his best filmmaking.
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The Salesman
*Academy Award winner – Best Foreign Language Film
*Golden Globe nominee – Best Foreign Language Film
*Winner: Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
A gripping drama by writer-director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Past), The Salesman focuses on an Iranian couple whose life changes in an instant when their apartment begins to crumble around them.
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Taxi
Award winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi ran afoul of his government, was placed under house arrest and forbidden to make films but he’s found a way to skirt this decree this time becoming a taxi driver in order to make Jafar Pahani’s Taxi which won the top prize, the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
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