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.

Tehran Taboo
2017
7.1/10

Driving Lessons
2006
6.1/10

The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009
7.7/10

CQ
2001
5.9/10

Code 3
2025
7.1/10

Small Apartments
2012
5.8/10

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998
7.2/10

The Infidel
2010
6.1/10

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
2021
6.9/10

Kinds of Kindness
2024
6.5/10

The Concrete Jungle
1982
6.0/10

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
7.3/10

Critical Care
1997
6.3/10

In the Company of Men
1997
6.7/10

¿Y cómo es él?
2022
7.5/10

I Care a Lot
2021
6.6/10

Hooking Up
2020
6.3/10

The Last Supper
1995
6.5/10

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
6.5/10

Hard to Die
1990
6.1/10
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
6.346/10