- Inspired by real events, "Waiting for Kiarostami "focuses on the life of a medical student (Dorsa) at Ningbo University in China who has to choose between her father's wish for her to become a doctor, and her own passion to become a singer and an actress while Abbas Kiarostami wants her for his latest film in…
- Every time our annual international film fest hits town, I scan all the offerings, with special attention to Iranian productions. I have seen so many fascinating films from a country that, in recent years, has banned Hollywood and other films foreign to them, and yet their filmmakers, despite having to follow strict gu…
BBC journalist Sadeq Saba takes a personal journey around a country of which he is fiercely proud, and it soon becomes apparent that there is a lot more to Iran than nuclear standoffs and mullahs.In a country suspicious of the outside media, this is a rare opportunity to meet ordinary Iranians going about their daily l…