Farzaneh Taidi

Not Without My Daughter (1991)

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Gilbert
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Alfred Molina  •  Sheila Rosenthal  •  Roshan Seth

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Gilbert
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Alfred Molina  •  Sheila Rosenthal  •  Roshan Seth

The Soil (1970)

After the death of the landlord of the village, his European wife demands the land of Baba Sobhan but his two sons who farm there are refusing. They promise to pay the rent on the right ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masoud Kimiai
CAST:  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Faramarz Gharibian  •  Jafar Vali

After the death of the landlord of the village, his European wife demands the land of Baba Sobhan but his two sons who farm there are refusing. They promise to pay the rent on the right ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masoud Kimiai
CAST:  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Faramarz Gharibian  •  Jafar Vali

My Heritage, Insanity (1981)

Mehdi is madly in love with Goli; he follows her everywhere and, because of jealousy, murders Goli’s fiancée, Amir. Goli in search of Amir is confronted with Mehdi and raped. Mehdi is arrested and convicted, but because of lack of evidence he is released and again ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
CAST:  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Mehdi Fakhimzadeh  •  Arash Taj  •  Manouchehr Farid

Mehdi is madly in love with Goli; he follows her everywhere and, because of jealousy, murders Goli’s fiancée, Amir. Goli in search of Amir is confronted with Mehdi and raped. Mehdi is arrested and convicted, but because of lack of evidence he is released and again ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
CAST:  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Mehdi Fakhimzadeh  •  Arash Taj  •  Manouchehr Farid

Hell + Me (1972)

In a bus travelling to Mashhad few people and a prisoner are together. But when the prisoner manage to escape and hold them hostages they all trapped in the middle of a desert and must try to save their life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamad Ali Fardin
CAST:  Mohamad Ali Fardin  •  Pouri Banaei  •  Yadolla Shirandami  •  Farzaneh Taidi

In a bus travelling to Mashhad few people and a prisoner are together. But when the prisoner manage to escape and hold them hostages they all trapped in the middle of a desert and must try to save their life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamad Ali Fardin
CAST:  Mohamad Ali Fardin  •  Pouri Banaei  •  Yadolla Shirandami  •  Farzaneh Taidi

Journey of the Stone (1977)

The story focused on a group of farmers who decide to stand up to their tyrannical landlord by rolling a gigantic stone from the top of a mountain with the intention of smashing his exploitative mills and production facilities to smithereens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masoud Kimiai
CAST:  Saeed Rad  •  Reza Fazeli  •  Hosein Gil  •  Ali Mahzun

The story focused on a group of farmers who decide to stand up to their tyrannical landlord by rolling a gigantic stone from the top of a mountain with the intention of smashing his exploitative mills and production facilities to smithereens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masoud Kimiai
CAST:  Saeed Rad  •  Reza Fazeli  •  Hosein Gil  •  Ali Mahzun

The Eighth Day of the Week (1973)

Lili is a young medical student who lives a normal life with her mother until one night that being raped changes Lili's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hosein Rajaiyan
CAST:  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Mohsen Sohrabi  •  Jaleh Sam  •  Ali Shah Yalani

Lili is a young medical student who lives a normal life with her mother until one night that being raped changes Lili's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hosein Rajaiyan
CAST:  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Mohsen Sohrabi  •  Jaleh Sam  •  Ali Shah Yalani

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)

An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bahman Maghsoudlou
CAST:  Shohreh Aghdashloo  •  Katayun Amir Ebrahimi  •  Mary Apick  •  Pouri Banaei

An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bahman Maghsoudlou
CAST:  Shohreh Aghdashloo  •  Katayun Amir Ebrahimi  •  Mary Apick  •  Pouri Banaei

Intermediaries (1977)

After escaping her former job, Mohtaram tries to find a proper job to live on with all the problems waiting on her way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Mohammadzadeh
CAST:  Reza Beyk Imanverdi  •  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Abdollah Butimar  •  Behrouz Behnejad

After escaping her former job, Mohtaram tries to find a proper job to live on with all the problems waiting on her way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hassan Mohammadzadeh
CAST:  Reza Beyk Imanverdi  •  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Abdollah Butimar  •  Behrouz Behnejad

Dog Dish Dream (1993)

A group of tourists visit the devil's mother, After that nothing went right for anybody. This is the story of Jammi a little girl and her family after that event  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mina Courtauld
CAST:  Sabah Bandoui  •  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Desmond Gill  •  Shahin Takapou-Manesh

A group of tourists visit the devil's mother, After that nothing went right for anybody. This is the story of Jammi a little girl and her family after that event  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mina Courtauld
CAST:  Sabah Bandoui  •  Farzaneh Taidi  •  Desmond Gill  •  Shahin Takapou-Manesh