A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.
Club Zero
Thriller, Drama, Comedy
5.7
Happiness
Drama
6.8
Gogol. A Terrible Vengeance
Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Adventure
6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Drama, History, Horror
6.7
The Last Queen
Adventure, History, Drama
6.5
All That Breathes
Documentary, Drama
6.9
Night Courier
Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
7.0
Rachel's Game
Comedy, Drama, Crime
4.7
If Only I Could Hibernate
Drama
6.8
The American
Drama
6.7
Home Stories
Documentary
6.6
Green Tide
Drama, Thriller
7.1
Omar Killed Me
Drama, Thriller
6.7
The Blue Caftan
Drama, Romance
7.3
The Good Teacher
Drama, Thriller
6.4
Stop Making Sense
Documentary, Music
8.3
Quo Vadis, Aida?
War, Drama, History
7.6
The Taste of Things
Romance, Drama
7.1
Titane
Drama, Thriller, Horror
6.3
Io Capitano
Adventure, Drama
7.8
All Alone
Drama
0.0
The Good German
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, War
5.8
Ghost
Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
7.2
On the Waterfront
Crime, Drama, Romance
7.9
The Inheritors
Drama
6.9
Street Kings
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.6
Blood Diamond
Drama, Thriller, Action
7.5
You Are My World
Music, Drama
10.0
Feeling Minnesota
Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
5.4
Bad Lieutenant
Crime, Drama
7.0
Madame Freedom
Drama
6.2
Right of Way
Drama
0.0
Absolute Power
Crime, Drama, Action
6.7
Brazil
Comedy, Science Fiction
7.7
Léon: The Professional
Crime, Drama, Action
8.3
Scarface
Action, Crime, Drama
8.2
Requiem for a Dream
Crime, Drama
8.0
Murder at 1600
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
6.1
The Nameless
Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Drama
5.6
Israfil
Drama, Family
4.8