Abbas Kiarostami Movies

Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.

A documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking behind the master's back.

A sense of order is the necessary basis of any good social organisation. To illustrate this axiom, Kiarostami presents a series of paired scenes in...

Calamity by four-year old might be another title for this tense, humorous drama. In the story, a four year old boy (Mohammed Aladpoush) is left at...

An exploration of the psychological effects of war on a middle-class Iranian family who flee Teheran following a night air raid.

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

Hossain Sabzian and some of his associates discuss his character, his life-long obsession with cinema and his attitude towards the film he starred...

A documentary dealing with the life of Ahmadreza Ahmadi, an Iranian Poet.

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

A man, unable to hitch a ride back to his broken-down car with a new tire, rolls it back to his car while running.

A 9-minute short directed by Abbas Kiarostami, produced as part of a workshop in Cuba.

A little girl with beautiful hair. She loves movies and wants to become an actress. She is being told about the plot of a movie that she is going to...

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of...

Farhad, a respected math teacher, is engaged to the mother of one of his pupils. But rather than embrace his new father figure, the angry young...

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Only drivers with special permits could cross...

A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home.

After a fight, a woman patiently awaits for her husband while the sadness and loneliness tear apart her heart.

The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.

A eductional short film based on a child named Mohammed-Reza and his poor dental habits. A majority of the second half film discusses many questions...