Iranian Cinema

السينما الإيرانية

A trail through Persian cinema.

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Persia & Central Asia
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Majidi

    أطفال السماء وباران: الإنسانية.

    Children of Heaven · Baran · The White Balloon

  2. Farhadi

    انفصال: أوسكار إيران الأول.

    A Separation · A Separation

  3. Panahi

    الديرة والبالون: سينما المنع.

    The Circle · The White Balloon

  4. Religious series

    المسيح ومختارنامه: الرواية الشيعية.

    The Messiah · The Messiah

  5. The children

    السلحفاة تطير وكانداهار: سينما الصغار.

    Turtles Can Fly · Kandahar

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Overview

A path through Persian cinema: from The White Balloon to the Oscar-winning A Separation, and the television series of the Mesbah. Cinema of art and faith.

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islam.museum contributors. “Iranian Cinema”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-cinema-iran/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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