A 5 Star

The Legend of a Sigh is Tahmineh Milani's strikingly feminist film which draws on the literature of Azarbayejan province. The protagonist is a female novelist who experiences the lives of four women from different social strata. The film offers a fascinating portrait of a range of Iranian women and their problems

After his release from prison, Rasool promised his sister Maryam that he would not pursue wrongdoing anymore...

The wife of Nasim, an Afghan immigrant in Iran, is gravely ill. He needs money to pay for her care, but his day labor digging wells does not pay enough. A friend connects Nasim to a two-bit promoter who sells tickets to watch Nasim ride a bicycle continuously for a week. The promoter brings in sick and aged spectators, haranguing them to find hope in Nasim's strength. Aided by his son, who feeds him as he rides, Nasim grinds out the days and shivering nights. Local officials believe this may be a plot and Nasim may be a spy; they try to sabotage him as do those who bet he won't finish the week. Will desperation alone get Nasim the money? Is any triumph an illusion?

A look at the life of Ahmad.

Abdullah Khan Barzo, a survivor of the noble Barzo family, is murdered during a hunt by a conspiracy between his sister Ashraf and Qobad, the son of Ashraf and Rahman, the family's steward.

An Iranian jeweler who helped arrest a thief discovers that the culprit has been released from prison and is out for revenge.