HeyJaredCinema Rex - Iranian Cinema Podcast
From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times.
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073 - Crimson Gold (opens the original)
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After a humiliated Tehran pizza delivery man is repeatedly confronted by the city's brutal class divide, a string of every day indignities pushes him towards a desperate jewelry store robbery. Directed by Jafar Panahi
072 - Bidad (opens the original)
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A young woman challenges societal restrictions through her street performances, becoming an inspiration for those seeking change in her community. Written and Directed by Soheil Beiraghi
071 - Son-Mother (opens the original)
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A widow who works tirelessly at a failing factory in sanctions-gripped Iran receives a marriage proposal that could mean financial security, but could also tear her family apart. Directed by Mahnaz Mohammadi
070 - Hollywood Hitjobs: Rosewater (opens the original)
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Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. Written and Directed by Jon Stewart
069 - Close-Up (ft. Tara Aghdashloo) (opens the original)
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The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film. Written and Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
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