Published in the National Getting an Oscar nomination is quite rare for countries outside the US and Europe. So, it’s a testament to the power of Iranian cinema that this year two films from the country were nominated. Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig competed as one of the best five nominees for Best International …
Published in the Atlantic The Iranian regime spent decades building the Axis of Resistance, a coalition of anti-Western militias that extended Tehran’s influence deep into the Arab world. But what takes years to build can collapse seemingly overnight. Iraq is the latest country in which many leaders are attempting to move out of Iran’s orbit. …
Published in the National The list of grievances Iranians hold against their security forces is so long that it’s hard to predict which ones could lead to protests at any given moment. A recent impetus was a brutal murder that doesn’t seem to be political at the first glance but, like many things in Iran, …
Published in Majalla US President Donald Trump has long had a consistent position on Iran: He doesn’t want to change the country’s rulers, but he does want to change their behaviour, chiefly to stop them from getting a nuclear weapon. In order to get there, he is intent on bringing back his first-term policy of maximum pressure, …
انتشار در ایران‌وایر هشدار: خطر لو رفتن داستان فیلم «پیر پسر» اثر «اکتای براهنی» و «قاتل و وحشی» ساخته «حمید نعمت‌الله» در این گزارش وجود دارد. در میان هنرهای معاصر ایران هیچ‌یک مانند سینما اقبالی جهانی پیدا نکرده، تا جایی که فیلم‌های ایرانی در سطح جهان طرفدارهای غیرایرانی خودشان را دارند. بیرون از کشورهای سینماخیز …
انتشار در ایران‌وایر هشدار: در این یادداشت داستان فیلم «صبحانه با زرافه» لو رفته است. سینمای معاصر ایران را در سطح جهان معمولا یا با فیلم‌های شاعرانه می‌شناسند و یا با درام‌های تاثیرگذار. در سال‌های اخیر که ایران پر از رنج و درد بوده این درسینما هم منعکس شده و بسیاری از فیلم‌های مطرح مثل …
Published by the National The acronym FATF probably doesn’t mean much to most people around the world. It refers to the Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based intergovernmental organisation seeking to tackle money-laundering and financing of terrorism. But this relatively obscure body is almost a household name in Iran given its central role in political debates …
Published in Universal Cinema Long before I watched My Favorite Cake, I was struck by the power of some of the scenes shown in its trailer. I wasn’t alone and this wonder was shared by thousands of Iranians who watched the viral trailer. In a particularly memorable scene, Mahin (Leyli Farhadpour) pours a glass of wine for …
Published by the Atlantic The past few years may well be remembered as the nadir of Iranian-Israeli relations, and the first occasion when the two countries attacked each other directly. But they were also a golden period for Iranian-Israeli collaboration in cinema. In 2023, Tatami was the first-ever film to be co-directed by an Israeli (Guy Nattiv) and …
Published in Universal Cinema Iranian cinema has long been known for its poetic films and, more recently, for its intense dramas. But one oft-ignored Iranian genre is comedy, a rarity on the festival circuit. In the Iranian box-office, however, comedies often do well. Soroush Sehhat’s Breakfast with Giraffes is one example. Although it hasn’t been shown in …