Cinema of Iran

From February 3rd to April 7th 2018

This new programme of Iranian cinema presented by Casa Asia includes a list of ten films produced by a new generation of cinematographers educated in Iran, whose contribution to the cinema of their country is playing a crucial role. 

Iranian cinema focus on the narration and on the way to confront the domestic and daily life of the characters, as well as the private life of a society that can’t completely be understood, although it seems familiar. Among the films that will be screened, some of the essential ones are “Mina’s option”, “Until Ahmad Returns”, “A House of 41st”, “Bench Cinema”, “Cyanide” and “Sara & Aida”. However, it is remarkable that the winner of the Best Director Award in the Panorama Section of the 2017 Asian Film Festival. Barcelona was Hamid Reza Ghorbani with “A House of 41st”, and “Houra” was awarded with the Best Screenplay by the Young Jury of the Festival.

PROGRAMA

HOURA, Dir. Gholamreza Sagharchiyan | Irán | 2015 | 79’ | VOSE

MINA’S OPTION, Dir. Tamal Tabrizi| Irán | 2015 | 100’ | VOSE

UNTIL AHMAD RETURNS, Dir. Sadegh Daghighi | Irán | 2015 | 82’ | VOSE

A HOUSE OF 41ST, Dir. Hamid Reza Ghorbani | Irán | 2016 | 90’ | VOSE

BENCH CINEMA, Dir. Mohammad Rahmanian| Irán | 2016| 117’ | VOSE

GASHANG & FARANG, Dir. Bijan Mirbagher| Irán | 2016|90 | VOSE

STOLEN, Dir. Bijan Mirbagheri | Irán | 2016 |86’ | VOSE

THE DREAM OF WATER, Dir. Farhad Mehran Far | Irán | 2016 |103 | VOSE

SARA & AIDA, Dir. Maziar Miri | Irán | 2017 |86’ | VOSE

CYANIDE, Dir. Behrouz Shoaibi | Irán | 2015 | 109 | VOSE

Film series: from February 3th to April 7th at 20h

Cinemes Girona · c/ Girona, 175, 08025 Barcelona

Ticket: 3,5 €  Partners and friends of Cinemes Girona: 2 €

To consult the programme