For Neda
On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest. Within hours, images of her dying moments, captured on cell phones, appeared on computer screens across the world, focusing the world's attention on mass protests against the rigged elections in Iran. Featuring previously unseen footage of Neda with friend and family, as well as exclusive video of her recorded the day she died, "For Neda" debuts just before the anniversary of her death.
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
A Simple Wedding
Cultures clash and families collide when an Iranian woman finds love with an eccentric bisexual artist.
The Report
A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home.
Window Horses
Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all who tell her stories that force her to confront her past; the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her and the nature of Poetry itself. It’s about building bridges between cultural and generational divides. It’s about being curious. Staying open. And finding your own voice through the magic of poetry. Rosie goes on an unwitting journey of forgiveness, reconciliation, and perhaps above all, understanding, through learning about her father’s past, her own cultural identity, and her responsibility to it.
Rosewater
In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison.
Chess of the Wind
The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.
The Lake House
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
The Voice of Dust and Ash
When Iran’s ayatollah banned music and performances in the entire country, instruments and records became contraband, and artists were exiled, imprisoned, or executed. As the new government began to crush basic human rights, Maestro Shajarian risked everything to confront the regime, singing truth to power and uniting the country in a chorus of millions strong. His life long pursuit of equality through art is immortalized for generations to come, through his majestic, soaring vocals and lyrics. His internationally renowned hymn, “MORGHE SAHAR”, performed at the finale of all his concerts is widely considered the Unofficial National Anthem for Iranian Freedom.
The Stoning of Soraya M.
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Three Mysterious Curses, two lost souls... and one incredibly difficult dance. A lowly goatherd seeks out a reclusive witch to break the evil enchantment that has long kept him from taking a wife. When he completes the three impossible trials the witch prescribes, the man earns the hand of the legendary Princess, only heir of the Old King of the Cursed Kingdom. But when he arrives at the altar with a perfect fairytale ending hanging in the balance, both the goatherd and mysterious witch who helped transform him into the perfect eligible bachelor find that there is one enchantment they can't figure out how to break... true love.
The Cuban
When a young Afghan immigrant named Mina gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, a resident with dementia, reignites her love of music and changes her life forever.
Run Sweetheart Run
A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
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Antony Thomas
Director
Shohreh Aghdashloo
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Narrator
Jennifer Garner
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Cindy Green
David Morse
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James Green, Sr.
Dianne Wiest
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Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
Ryan-James Hatanaka
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R.J.
Brandon Kyle Goodman
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Spin Instructor
Omid Abtahi
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Ramin
Sandra Oh
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Rosie Ming
Jon Stewart
Director
Amir El-Masry
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Alireza
Kim Bodnia
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Javadi
Golshifteh Farahani
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Maryam
Keanu Reeves
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Alex Wyler
Sandra Bullock
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Kate Forster
Lynn Collins
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Mona
Nazanin Boniadi
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Self
Jim Caviezel
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Freidoune Sahebjam
Mozhan Marnò
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Soraya M.
Christopher Lloyd
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Alchemist
Sean Astin
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Dog
Eddie Izzard
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Sheep
Giacomo Gianniotti
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Kris
Lauren Holly
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Nurse Baker
Jeffrey R. Smith
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Nurse Ronan
Ella Balinska
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Cherie
Brandon Molale
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Cop
Pilou Asbæk
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Ethan
Scott Derrickson
Director
Kenneth Welsh
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Dr. Mueller
Jennifer Carpenter
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Emily Rose
Laura Linney
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Erin Bruner
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