Mohsen Makhmalbaf Movies

  • 2006
    Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

    Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

    Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

    62006HD

    Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for...

    Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
  • 1989
    Marriage of the Blessed

    Marriage of the Blessed

    Marriage of the Blessed

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    Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. Despite family opposition, his...

    Marriage of the Blessed
  • 2017
    Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen

    02017HD

    A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in Russia. The story of the Cinema Without Borders company...

    Plankton Salesmen
  • 1990
    The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

    The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

    The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

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    A film about an anthropologist and his daughter during three periods: before, during, and after the Iranian Revolution. The daughter works in the...

    The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood
  • 1997
    Cinema Cinema

    Cinema Cinema

    Cinema Cinema

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    This is a film about the making of Salaam Cinema by Mohsen Makhmalbaf in Tehran and it’s eventual screening in Cannes Film Festival. Viewers...

    Cinema Cinema
  • 1993
    The Actor

    The Actor

    The Actor

    5.31993HD

    An Iranian actor named Akbar is trying to become a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial problems force...

    The Actor
  • 2004
    Joy of Madness

    Joy of Madness

    Joy of Madness

    5.82004HD

    Documentary showing the backstage of production of Samira Makhmalbaf's film Panj É Asr(At Five in the Afternoon), in Kabul, after the fall of...

    Joy of Madness
  • 1987
    The Peddler

    The Peddler

    The Peddler

    6.61987HD

    The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled...

    The Peddler
  • 2019
    I'm Not My Body

    I'm Not My Body

    I'm Not My Body

    02019HD

    The story is about an immigrant Iranian news anchor who works for a Persian TV channel in UK. His nude pictures going viral on social media and he is...

    I'm Not My Body
  • 1970
    The Quarters: Jerusalem

    The Quarters: Jerusalem

    The Quarters: Jerusalem

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    The QUARTERS is a film project that brings together four renowned directors from across the globe – Todd Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the...

    The Quarters: Jerusalem
  • 2000
    How Samira Made 'Blackboards'

    How Samira Made 'Blackboards'

    How Samira Made 'Blackboards'

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    The film and camera of Maysam Mkhamlbaf, Samira's brother follows her like an invisible eye. From her first subconscious presence as an actor, when...

    How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
  • 2022
    Jiseok

    Jiseok

    Jiseok

    02022HD

    On May 18, 2017, the Busan International Film Festival’s Program Director Kim Jiseok died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack while...

    Jiseok
  • 2024
    Here Children Do Not Play Together

    Here Children Do Not Play Together

    Here Children Do Not Play Together

    02024HD

    To examine the deteriorating relations between Palestine and Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7, the director walks into the heart of...

    Here Children Do Not Play Together
  • 1984
    Two Blind Eyes

    Two Blind Eyes

    Two Blind Eyes

    2.51984HD

    Iman wants to go and fight in the Iran-Iraq War, but he has some problems that he has to solve first. The problems consist of his daughter’s...

    Two Blind Eyes
  • 1986
    Boycott

    Boycott

    Boycott

    4.71986HD

    Valeh, a member of a leftist organization, is arrested by the SAVAK and sentenced to death. In prison, he reconsiders his relationships with members...

    Boycott
  • 1990
    The Scout

    The Scout

    The Scout

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    In Iran-Iraq's war, a young scout joins the front-line to help his comrades single-handed.

    The Scout
  • 2009
    Mother's Paradise

    Mother's Paradise

    Mother's Paradise

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    Serikpai and Amir grow up without a father, who once went to work in Russia, but never returned. They are waiting for him and hoping. Waiting for her...

    Mother's Paradise
  • 2002
    Afghan Alphabet

    Afghan Alphabet

    Afghan Alphabet

    6.2142002HD

    Documentary showing the life of children of the Afghan villages bordering Iran, and how their life and culture were affected by Taliban regime.

    Afghan Alphabet
  • 2023
    Talking with Rivers

    Talking with Rivers

    Talking with Rivers

    02023HD

    Talking with Rivers is a conversation between Iran and Afghanistan, two neighbouring countries that used to be one land. The two countries are now...

    Talking with Rivers
  • 1991
    Time of Love

    Time of Love

    Time of Love

    4.81991HD

    Three episodes, all with relatively similar plots about a love triangle between a woman and two men.

    Time of Love