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072 - Bidad
Episode 72
A young woman challenges societal restrictions through her street performances, becoming an inspiration for those seeking change in her community.
Wr…
9 hours ago
071 - Son-Mother
Episode 71
A widow who works tirelessly at a failing factory in sanctions-gripped Iran receives a marriage proposal that could mean financial security, but coul…
2 weeks ago
070 - Hollywood Hitjobs: Rosewater
Episode 70
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy.
Written and Di…
4 weeks ago
069 - Close-Up (ft. Tara Aghdashloo)
Episode 69
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 …
1 month, 1 week ago
068 - Chicken With Plums
Episode 68
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrume…
2 months, 1 week ago
067 - Santouri (ft. Sepideh Yadegar)
Episode 67
Crushed by the contraband nature of music in theocratic Iran, a talented santour player is faced with poverty, addiction and his fractured marriage.
…2 months, 3 weeks ago
066 - The Apple
Episode 66
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first t…
3 months ago
065 - Buddah Collapsed Out of Shame
Episode 65
In Afghanistan, a young girl embarks on a journey to learn to read and write, only to be met with a series of obstacles including financial strain, a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
064 - A Man of Integrity
Episode 64
A drama about corruption and injustice in Iranian society. You are the oppressed, or you have to join the oppressor to survive.
Written and Directed …
4 months ago
063 - The Things You Kill
Episode 63
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeanc…
4 months, 2 weeks ago