Kianush Ayyari
Kianush Ayyari (کیانوش عیاری) is an Iranian editor, writer, producer and director. Born in Ahvaz in 1951, Ayyari began his film career in 1970 when he joined the Free Cinema Group in his hometown, and soon made a name for himself in this experimental trend of amateur cinema. Kianush Ayyari made several 8mm short films, including Rain of Dust.
Wake Up, Arezu! (2017)
Moments after the earthquake, a young teacher in a village outside the town of Bam, scrambles from under the rubble and finds out that her colleagues has died in the quake. She sets out for the town of Bam to get rescue aid for the villagers, but to her amazement, ... (more)
Moments after the earthquake, a young teacher in a village outside the town of Bam, scrambles from under the rubble and finds out that her colleagues has died in the quake. She sets out for the town of Bam to get rescue aid for the villagers, but to her amazement, ... (more)
To Be or Not to Be (1998)
A girl has heart disease and looks for a heart transplant. (more)
A girl has heart disease and looks for a heart transplant. (more)
Two Halves of an Apple (1992)
Shadow and Farah, which are very similar to each other, accidentally collide ... (more)
Shadow and Farah, which are very similar to each other, accidentally collide ... (more)
The Paternal House (2014)
A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the ... (more)
A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the ... (more)
Iranian Spread (2002)
A counterfeit 1000 tomin bank note is passed in a bazaar. It passes through a broad cross-section of Iranian society, stopping with a pickpocket, a pomegranate seller, an abortionist, an estate sale, a beggar, a college student, a wedding reception, some musicians, ... (more)
A counterfeit 1000 tomin bank note is passed in a bazaar. It passes through a broad cross-section of Iranian society, stopping with a pickpocket, a pomegranate seller, an abortionist, an estate sale, a beggar, a college student, a wedding reception, some musicians, ... (more)
The Monster (1985)
An Iranian villager wants to restore a nearby well in hopes of solving a water sortage, but is haunted by a local legend of a monster that drinks the wells dry. (more)
An Iranian villager wants to restore a nearby well in hopes of solving a water sortage, but is haunted by a local legend of a monster that drinks the wells dry. (more)
Spectre of Scorpion (1987)
A scriptwriter who can't convince the company to produce his movie, decides to operate the story in real life. (more)
A scriptwriter who can't convince the company to produce his movie, decides to operate the story in real life. (more)
The Other Side of Fire (1986)
Nowzar & Abdulhamid, two brothers from south of Iran confront against each other for the share of money which National Iranian Oil Company supposed to pay them as a compensation of seizing their house. Meanwhile, adventure of Nowzar’s affection to Asieh (a dumb ... (more)
Nowzar & Abdulhamid, two brothers from south of Iran confront against each other for the share of money which National Iranian Oil Company supposed to pay them as a compensation of seizing their house. Meanwhile, adventure of Nowzar’s affection to Asieh (a dumb ... (more)
The Grand Day (1989)
In the years before the Iranian revolution, after winning the Asian Gold Medal a bicycling champion named Gol Aqa [Ali Reza Khamseh] received an enthusiastic welcome from his compatriots when he returned to his birthplace in the City of Semnan. The government ... (more)
In the years before the Iranian revolution, after winning the Asian Gold Medal a bicycling champion named Gol Aqa [Ali Reza Khamseh] received an enthusiastic welcome from his compatriots when he returned to his birthplace in the City of Semnan. The government ... (more)
The Abadanis (1994)
The car of a war refugee who is now living in Tehran is stolen. He with the help of his son begins a desperate search for finding his stolen car. Meanwhile he meets a man who can help him and his son Borna is too after his missing eyeglasses. (more)
The car of a war refugee who is now living in Tehran is stolen. He with the help of his son begins a desperate search for finding his stolen car. Meanwhile he meets a man who can help him and his son Borna is too after his missing eyeglasses. (more)
Shakh-e gav (1995)
Amir - a youngster from Zanjan (one of the provinces of Iran) is going to Tehran to visit her grandmother for the first time by train, but inside the train coup, a man steals his money while he is asleep ... (more)
Amir - a youngster from Zanjan (one of the provinces of Iran) is going to Tehran to visit her grandmother for the first time by train, but inside the train coup, a man steals his money while he is asleep ... (more)
That is the Question ... (2008)
A Documentary about Kianoush Ayari by Shahram Mokri (more)
A Documentary about Kianoush Ayari by Shahram Mokri (more)
The New Wave (2016)
A Documentary about New Wave movement in Iranian cinema. (more)
A Documentary about New Wave movement in Iranian cinema. (more)
The Newcomers (1979)
Kianoush Ayari’s film captures rare scenes of everyday life on the streets of Tehran in the months following the revolution of 1979. (more)
Kianoush Ayari’s film captures rare scenes of everyday life on the streets of Tehran in the months following the revolution of 1979. (more)
Soil And Coral (2013)
A man has left his country when his wife was killed during the war. Now he must go back to Kabul for wedding of one of his daughters. Unwillingly he gets involved in an internal conflict... (more)
A man has left his country when his wife was killed during the war. Now he must go back to Kabul for wedding of one of his daughters. Unwillingly he gets involved in an internal conflict... (more)
The Couch
The movie Kanapeh tells the story of the lives of two families who want to get together, but in the end, a couch causes problems in their lives. (more)
The movie Kanapeh tells the story of the lives of two families who want to get together, but in the end, a couch causes problems in their lives. (more)