A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.

A playwright Iran tries to confront a creative crisis while political clashes erupt during her count...

A filmmaker named Hadi is sent to Croatia to complete his research for a film. Aziz, Hadi’s friend, ...

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufr...

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with un...

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty yea...

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep...

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the...

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is follo...

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.

A young man has to embark on an eye-opening journey despite concerns about a particular family membe...

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who ha...

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. D...

Simon is a scion of a wealthy family who struggles to have a stable relationship because of his woma...

Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed's assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his ...

Sardu, master of the Theatre of the Macabre, and his assistant Ralphus run a show in which, under th...

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Z...

Ex cops attempt to get back into the good graces with their department by busting a photoshoot.

Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. ...