The Tale of Pomegranate
Pomegranate, the city flower of Xi'an, was introduced to China from Iran during the Han Dynasty. Based on the pomegranate, this documentary shows a deep reflection on the intrinsic connection between the two cities of Xi
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Pomegranate, the city flower of Xi'an, was introduced to China from Iran during the Han Dynasty. Based on the pomegranate, this documentary shows a deep reflection on the intrinsic connection between the two cities of Xi
A Budapest Filmstudio/Kvali Film co-production.
One day, trouble came to the palace — the beautiful princess fell seriously ill. The doctor said that only the juice of a magic pomegranate can cure her. And only a person with a kind heart and pure, sincere thoughts can
After the story of the same name of Akram Aylisli.
Shadi's family do not allow her go to school. Her friend decides he will try to teach her himself.
In ‘what does it feel like to live inside a pomegranate?’ Iranian-American filmmaker Kamyar Mohsenin transforms a giant pomegranate into a portal. The protagonist ambiguously consumes the fruit in interludes, reflecting
A young woman discovers a giant pomegranate in the middle of the forest and decides to live inside it.
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, incl
A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Ka
In this highly theatrical TV production, Monteiro again draws on the world of folklore – and, more precisely, on the widespread sexual connotation of the pomegranate – to tell a tale of love, envy, treason and mistaken/d
A documentary about the Vacation From War Program where Israeli and Palestinian youth meet.
A documentary by writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird about the making of Sergei Parajanov's 'The Colour of Pomegranates'.
Shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi’s (My Tehran For Sale) outstanding new feature is in the tradition of the great child-centred works of the 1980s when filmmakers such as Kiarostami, Panahi and Amir Naderi (t
Our coincidental meeting with the writer’s granddaughter sparked our interest in a cardboard box. Inside it there was a treasure of old letters, newspaper clippings, personal documents, and half a dozen canisters of supe
Hooman, a withdrawn man, drifts through the solitude of his repetitive life. As winter tightens its grip, an encounter forces him to confront lingering memories.
A Tehran couple expecting a baby live a suburban lifestyle that is far from glamorous. Both are stuck in dead-end jobs with no real prospects and no end in sight. Despite their precarious existence, the young couple stil