Movies: Homayoun Ershadi

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists....

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on...

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble....

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011....

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the te...

Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transsexual man prevented from living as his true self by his family. They find themselves on the same jou...

A young homeless girl supports herself as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to help her change her life, but ithe challenges seem insurmountable. This is a rarely seen side of Iranian society....

Fereshteh loses her home and her two sons after her husband's accidental death when Hadj Safdar, her stubborn and powerful father-in-law, forces her to return to her parents. She is faced with the loss of her visitation rights when Hadj plans to send...

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity....

A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and other figures, and also seeks the opinion about his works both inside and outside his homeland....

Sarah is an architect who tries to figure out the best way to treat her boss....

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for the...

A scientist has to face many hurdles to be able to continue his work....

Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his old friend, Kambiz, who has been his seaside neighbor for years. However, the appearance of a mysterio...

A young doctor whose name Shayan is got cancer. He decides to commit suicide but in the last moments something is happening that lead him to a remote village....

A man contemplates life and compares it to a pear tree in his yard which stops producing fruit....

An old engineer who has separated from his wife and son and is living alone receive a phone call from a woman who tells him she wants to commit suicide. This put him to face a challenge....

The story of a young man who is interested in acting, who is accepted in the audition of a big movie, and in order to join this project and achieve his dream of becoming an actor, he has to accept the special conditions and mental and psychological e...

A documentary about the history of Esteghlal F.C. From Docharkheh savaran to Taj, to Esteghlal....

Five characters are stuck on an island, from where they hope to escape to "somewhere else", the utopia of their dreams. Dr. Tavussi (Ahmad Najafi) offers to help them illegally cross the ......