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Cinema Rex - Iranian Cinema Podcast: Daily Summaries Delivered
by Kaveh Mohebbi & Faran Moradi
From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times. Join Iranian-Canadian filmmakers Kaveh Mohebbi and Faran Moradi (a screenwriter and a director) as they embark on a crash-course on all that Iranian cinema has to offer episode-to-episode one film at a time.
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- 2 weeks ago54 min
073 - Crimson Gold
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
- Aug 20, 20261h 1m
072 - Bidad
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
- Aug 6, 20261h 3m
071 - Son-Mother
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
- Jul 23, 202652 min
070 - Hollywood Hitjobs: Rosewater
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
- Jul 9, 20261h 53m
069 - Close-Up (ft. Tara Aghdashloo)
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
- Jun 12, 20261h 12m
068 - Chicken With Plums
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 instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud
- May 29, 20261h 24m
067 - Santouri (ft. Sepideh Yadegar)
Crushed by the contraband nature of music in theocratic Iran, a talented santour player is faced with poverty, addiction and his fractured marriage. Directed by Dariush Mehrjui
- May 14, 202649 min
066 - The Apple
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 time. Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
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From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times. Join Iranian-Canadian filmmakers Kaveh Mohebbi and Faran Moradi (a screenwriter and a director) as they embark on a crash-course on all that Iranian cinema has to offer episode-to-episode one film at a time.
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