Acting
Roya Nownahali
Born February 13, 1963 · Tehran, Iran (age 63)
Roya Nownahali is an actress of theater, cinema, and television who was born in 1963 in Tehran, Iran. After completing her studies, she was first featured in Khosro Sinai's "Yar dar Khaneh" movie. She won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Role Actress in Fajr Film Festival for "The Marriage of the Blessed" directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. She also became famous with the role played in Mehdi Fakhimz…
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Marriage of the Blessed · 1989Marriage of the Blessed
★ 6.51989
MovieWarDrama
Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. Despite family opposition, his fiancée stands by him as together they challenge both the authority of family and state to lead their own lives.
The Mousetrap · 1997The Mousetrap
1997
MovieDramaCrime
An Iranian TV-play adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
The Fish Fall in Love · 2007The Fish Fall in Love
★ 6.02007
MovieDramaRomance
After 22 years, Aziz decides to return to his hometown, to sell some family possessions, including the house where he was born. But for his astonishment, the place is now a small restaurant, run by four women, one of them a girl whom he once dated. Attieh, the girl, tries to convince him not to sell the place by, instead of telling him a story a day as Sheherazade, cooking him a delicious dish every day.
Helen · 2017Helen
2017
MovieDrama
Story About A Girl who Want's to Move To Italy But Family Matters Diverts Her To Another Way
Tale of the Sea · 2018Tale of the Sea
★ 3.82018
MovieDrama
Taher Mohebi is a well-known writer who, after witnessing a violent murder, breaks down and spends three years in a mental institution. After release he is told that things are just as they were before, but his relentless hallucinations make him want to return to the institution.
Where Are My Shoes? · 2016Where Are My Shoes?
★ 5.32016
MovieDrama
After his wife and daughter lose touch with him, Habib starts losing his memory to the point of Alzheimer.
Sanam · 2001Sanam
★ 6.62001
MovieDrama
In a small valley, riders pursue and kill a man. A horse thief, so his assassins claim. But for his ten year old son Issa, the disappearance of his father causes an avalanche of problems. With the family name stigmatized, Issa is bullied by the other children in the village. While his mother fights to clear her husbands name, Issa is left to his own devices. But unexpectedly, his solitude gives birth to his freedom, his real passion, horses.
Niloofar · 2008Niloofar
★ 4.02008
MovieDramaDrama
Niloofar is a twelve-year-old girl whose dream is to read and write, but she lives in a village where education is only for boys. Her mother, a well-known midwife, insists that Niloofar become her apprentice. While assisting her mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a feminist woman who undertakes to teach her in secret. Unfortunately, in exchange of a palm tree field, Niloofar's father promises her in marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her first periods. Eventually, the inevitable occurs. HOwever, Niloofar, who is determined to keep her freedom as long as possible, arranges to conceal the fact from her family for another two years until the truth can no longer be hidden. Then, rather than live in a marriage without love, Niloofar runs away with her friend. Shocked, her family considers itself dishonored and sends her step-brother to track her down
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Where Are My Shoes? · 2016Where Are My Shoes?
★ 5.32016
MovieDrama
After his wife and daughter lose touch with him, Habib starts losing his memory to the point of Alzheimer.
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