THEME EXPLORATION

Iranian village life

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films like 'Where Is the Friend's Home?' and 'Life, and Nothing More...' intimately portray rural Iranian village communities with poetic realism and philosophical depth.

 Majid Majidi Iran

Films like 'Children of Heaven' and 'The Color of Paradise' authentically capture the struggles, resilience, and spiritual dimensions of life in Iranian villages and working-class communities.