Border Cafe: Global Lens Collection
A young widow takes over her late husband's truck stop café, staying in the kitchen so as not to cause a scandal in Iran's conservative society. But her brother-in-law, out of familial obligation, wants to take her as a wife and also take over the café.

Cow, The
In a small village in Iran, Hassan cherishes his cow more than anything in the world. The Cow won great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival after being smuggled out of Iran in 1971.

Deserted Station
In this lyrical and intimately nuanced story conceived by Abbas Kiarostami and starring Leila Hatami, a photographer and his young wife are stranded in a remote Iranian village after their car breaks down.

Googoosh: Iran's Daughter
This documentary tells the story of Iranian pop phenomenon Googoosh, and also of the political and cultural context which pushed her to the heights of success in the 60’s and 70’s, only to silence her completely after Iran’s Islamic revolution of 1979.

Hamoun
Hamoun is a psychological comedy/drama about a bumbling Iranian intellectual, Hamid Hamoun, trying and failing to complete a philosophical tract on love.

Leila
A Film by Dariush Mehrjui. From one of Iran's greatest directors comes Leila, a beautiful and mesmerizing story of love, conflict and tradition.

Suitors, The
A well-to-do Iranian arrives in Manhattan from Teheran with his reluctant new bride, but a bizarre series of events follows.

Women's Prison: Global Lens Collection
Banned in Iran, this taboo-breaking film uses the claustrophobic life of women behind bars as a metaphor for Iranian society since the Revolution. Mitra, in prison for killing her violent stepfather, confronts the new warden and challenges her dogmatic views.