On the assumption that Americans should understand who we’re bombing, here are five excellent Iranian films, all streaming ...

A feature film shot covertly in Iran won a jury award for ensemble cast at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Between war and recent street protests, the filmmakers had many challenges getting The ...

Jafar Panahi, the most talked-about, globally esteemed Iranian film-maker of this century, will go to the Oscars next weekend, very possibly as American and Israeli missiles continue to rain down on ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting ...

When a film from far beyond Hollywood’s pull upends your sense of what movies can do, you begin to wonder how you ever ...