Afarin Obeisi

Toughi (1970)

There is an old saying in Farsi, "if you catch a Toughi to keep, it will bring bad omens to the members of the family". ...And that's what happens to a very close nit family when Toghi is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Hatami
CAST:  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Hamide Kheyrabadi

There is an old saying in Farsi, "if you catch a Toughi to keep, it will bring bad omens to the members of the family". ...And that's what happens to a very close nit family when Toghi is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ali Hatami
CAST:  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Hamide Kheyrabadi

The Hidden Half (2001)

An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the story of her student days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tahmine Milani
CAST:  Niki Karimi  •  Mohammad Nikbin  •  Atila Pesyani  •  Akbar Moazezi

An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the story of her student days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tahmine Milani
CAST:  Niki Karimi  •  Mohammad Nikbin  •  Atila Pesyani  •  Akbar Moazezi

Unruled Paper (2002)

Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Naser Taghva'i, based on an original script by Naser Taghva'i and Minoo Farsh'chi. The film was produced in 2001 by Yekta Film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nasser Taghvai
CAST:  Khosro Shakibai  •  Hedie Tehrani  •  Jamileh Sheikhi  •  Jamshid Mashayekhi

Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Naser Taghva'i, based on an original script by Naser Taghva'i and Minoo Farsh'chi. The film was produced in 2001 by Yekta Film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nasser Taghvai
CAST:  Khosro Shakibai  •  Hedie Tehrani  •  Jamileh Sheikhi  •  Jamshid Mashayekhi

Wednesday, May 9 (2015)

A man named Jalal publishes an unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers to donate $10,000 to a needy person. The news gathers a large group of people. At the end of the day, he receives many application forms, and he eventually decides to choose one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vahid Jalilvand
CAST:  Niki Karimi  •  Amir Aghaei  •  Shahrokh Foroutanian  •  Vahid Jalilvand

A man named Jalal publishes an unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers to donate $10,000 to a needy person. The news gathers a large group of people. At the end of the day, he receives many application forms, and he eventually decides to choose one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vahid Jalilvand
CAST:  Niki Karimi  •  Amir Aghaei  •  Shahrokh Foroutanian  •  Vahid Jalilvand

The Willow Tree (2005)

Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Majid Majidi
CAST:  Parviz Parastouei  •  Roya Taymourian  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Reza Naji

Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Majid Majidi
CAST:  Parviz Parastouei  •  Roya Taymourian  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Reza Naji

Pol (1971)

Jalal who is a locomotive driver meets a girl Shirin in a village and falls in love with her. They decide to get marry but in the way back he has an accident. He get injured very badly but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khosrow Parvizi
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Bahman Mofid  •  Zhale Olov

Jalal who is a locomotive driver meets a girl Shirin in a village and falls in love with her. They decide to get marry but in the way back he has an accident. He get injured very badly but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khosrow Parvizi
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Bahman Mofid  •  Zhale Olov

Women According to Men (2023)

Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, women's lives were strongly determined by two contradictory factors: the traditional patriarchy and the shah's modernisation policies. This film-excerpt collage starts in 1932 – the year the first Iranian film with sound was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saeed Nouri
CAST:  Forouzan  •  Parvaneh Massoumi  •  Roohangiz Sami-Nejad  •  Azar Shiva

Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, women's lives were strongly determined by two contradictory factors: the traditional patriarchy and the shah's modernisation policies. This film-excerpt collage starts in 1932 – the year the first Iranian film with sound was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saeed Nouri
CAST:  Forouzan  •  Parvaneh Massoumi  •  Roohangiz Sami-Nejad  •  Azar Shiva

Leyli and Majnoon (1970)

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DIRECTION:  Syamak Yasami
CAST:  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Reza Beyk Imanverdi  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Homayun

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DIRECTION:  Syamak Yasami
CAST:  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Reza Beyk Imanverdi  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Homayun

Qadamgah (2004)

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 truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour
CAST:  Reza Kianian  •  Faramarz Sadighi  •  Babak Hamidian  •  Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad

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 truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour
CAST:  Reza Kianian  •  Faramarz Sadighi  •  Babak Hamidian  •  Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad

Kako (1971)

Safdar comes back from his 10 years exile only to find his hometown being managed by a scoundrel named Hashem. Although Safdar tries to ignore him, Hashem's attempt to put up a fight continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shapur Gharib
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Hamide Kheyrabadi

Safdar comes back from his 10 years exile only to find his hometown being managed by a scoundrel named Hashem. Although Safdar tries to ignore him, Hashem's attempt to put up a fight continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shapur Gharib
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Hamide Kheyrabadi