Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHYRakhshan Banietemad, born in 1954 Tehran, began to make documentaries for the Iranian National Television in 1979, right after graduating from the University of Dramatic Arts, Tehran. From 1979 to 1987, she focused on making...
Wednsday, May 9
Wednsday, May 9 Color, 2K, 16:9, 102 min, 2015, Iran SYNOPSIS An unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers gathers a large group of people in one place.They think that what's been advertised is the only solution to their problem.The police take care of...
Under the Skin of the City
Under the Skin of the City Color, 35mm, 95min, 2000, Iran SYNOPSIS This is a film about the life of a woman. Tuba, who works in a weaving factory, is carrying the burden of her husband and four children on her shoulder and trying to make a better life for her...
No Date No Signature
No Date No Signature Color, 2K, 16:9,1:1/85, 5:1, 24 fps, 104 min, 2017, Iran SYNOPSIS The forensic pathologist Dr Nariman, a principled and virtuous man, has an accident with a motorcyclist and his family, and injures his 8-year-old son. He pays compensation to the...
Hava-Maryam-Ayesheh
Hava-Maryam-Ayesheh Color, 4K, 16:9, 1:2/39, Surround 5.1, 24 fps, 86 min, 2019, Afghanistan SYNOPSIS Three Afghan women from different social background, living in Kabul, are facing a big challenge in their lives. Hava, a traditional pregnant woman whom no one cares...
Gilaneh
Gilaneh Documentary, 74 min, Color, 4K, 2:1, 16:9, 5.1, stereo, Persian and Dari, 2024, Iran SYNOPSIS The New Year's Eve and the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran is being repeatedly attacked with missiles. Gilaneh, a lonely middle-aged villager has to send her son to the war....
Our Times
Ourtimes Documentary, 35mm, 2002, 3 versions (65 min in Betacam-75 in Betacam and 35mm- 35 min in Betacam) SYNOPSIS Rakhshan Banietemad decides to capture images of people involved in the presidential elections of 2001 in Iran. She follows some young cinema actors...