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Border Café
Iran, 2006, 105 min.
A widow’s effort to run a truck stop diner near the Iran-Turkey border becomes a lesson in stifling patriarchy. Taking on gender and geography, the film deals with physical and metaphorical borders. A strong script, nuanced acting, and a sharply delineated sociopolitical sense make it as enjoyable a... more
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It's Winter
Iran, 2006, 85 min.
Set in an impoverished, snow-covered town south of Tehran, it tells the story of a woman whose unemployed husband goes abroad to find work. A striking blend of raw realism and poetic lyricism show the effects of poverty, unemployment, rootlessness, shame and commitment.... more
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Men at Work
Iran, 2006, 75 min.
Four men encounter a giant phallic rock, and decide to topple it. Based on a story by Abbas Kiarostami, this sophisticated comic allegory charts the foursome's increasingly elaborate efforts involving shovels, chain saws and even a donkey, and takes a gentle poke at gender relations.... more
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Offside
Iran, 2006, 88 min.
Renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi demonstrates his lighter side in this dramatic comedy about women soccer fans sneaking into Tehran's Azadi stadium to watch their team’s World Cup qualifying match, in clear violation of state law.... more
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