Elahe Hesari

Set in 70's Pre-Revolution Iran, a Musical Artist Struggles to Make a Name for Himself.

An episodic film made of 4 separate stories which are happening in night till morning and shows the problems of the characters of these stories.

Barat is a middle-aged man who lives in a condo with his wife, son, and brother-in-law, and his neighbors. They participated in a lottery and...

Bita's struggle to provide for her mother, who is unable to work, takes an unexpected turn when some of her patients accuse her of theft. Her claims of being innocent fall on deaf ears until one of her colleagues confesses something that changes everything. With her reputation ruined, Bita grapples with the mistakes in her life as she searches for a way out of her predicament. Beautifully written and atmospherically compiled, Mehrdad Farid's arresting drama perfectly captures the indecision and uncertainty of its main character, with superb performances from its multifaceted cast. Written by IMVBox.com

Mania Akbari’s From Tehran to London (2012), has a Russian-doll structure. It begins with Akbari shooting her latest film entitled Women Do Not Have Breasts about a couple, the young poet and writer Ava and her upper-class older husband Ashkan, who live in a large, beautiful – yet isolated – house in the hilly outskirts of the city. Household workers Maryam and Rahim attend to their needs. But despite their comfortable lives, Ava is increasingly dissatisfied and estranged in her relationship with Ashkan. What seems to have been an exciting relationship in the past is now little more than a series of mutual reproaches, as Ashkan incessantly tries to change Ava into someone she isn’t – a dutiful wife.

Involved in different legal and illegal petty works, Mohammad is working and living in a room in the biggest football stadium in Tehran with his wife and his little son. During a riot in Tehran, he disappears when two women are looking forward to seeing him impatiently: his wife, Maryam, who is desperately seeking him all through the city, and a convicted woman, Shahla, who needs him as the only witness who can save her from death with a confession in the appeal court…

Maleki is one of the managers of a successful company run by Rizabadi. Rizabadi instructs him to negotiate a major oil deal with the Norwegians. After signing the contract, the Norwegians want to transfer the contract amount, which is several million dollars to the company's account.

A father and son die in an accident on their way to the hospital. The coroner declares that the son died 8.5 minutes before the father. According to the law, the entire inheritance goes to the younger son, Ehsan, while Yekta, his brother's wife, is in financial trouble...

"Forbidden" narrates the story of three generations simultaneously and continuously, from the concerns of youth today to the damage to family and social issues.