THEME EXPLORATION

village life in Iran

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
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 'The Wind Will Carry Us' intimately explore rural Iranian village life, childhood, and human connections in pastoral settings.

 Jafar Panahi Iran

His works including 'Offside' and 'This Is Not a Film' examine contemporary Iranian society, often depicting village and small-town perspectives with neorealist authenticity.