2000s Persian-language films

The Stoning of Soraya M.

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8

A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whos...

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Baran

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 7.8

On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

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The Kite Runner

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 7.6

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

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House of Sand and Fog

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former...

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Football Under Cover

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.5

David Asmmann's Football Under Cover documents the hard work involved in setting up an exhibition soccer match, known as a "friendly," between a German girls squad and Iranian women's team. In additio...

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Iron Island

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Squatters live on a mothballed oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The children attend a school on board; men harvest scrap metal and old oil in the hull; women keep house and raise children and Captain N...

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