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Cinema Rex - Iranian Cinema Podcast

Kaveh Mohebbi & Faran Moradi

From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times. Join Iranian-Canadian filmmakers Kaveh Mohebbi and Faran Moradi (a screenwriter and a director) as they embark on a crash-course on all that Iranian cinema has to offer episode-to-episode one film at a time.

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033 - Seed of the Sacred Fig (ft. Noura Alavi)

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2025/01/02

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures in an attempt to uncover the truth.Spoilers from 00:33:46 - 01:17:11

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01:43:29

032 - Joonam (ft. Jasmin Mozaffari) + Arian Moayed...

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2024/12/12

A young filmmaker delves into her mother and grandmother's complicated pasts, and her own fractured Iranian identity.This episode also features interviews with the Director of the film, Sierra Urich, and Executive Producer Arian Moayed.

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01:01:39

031 - Ten

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2024/11/28

A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers. A film by Mania Akbari and Abbas Kiarostami.

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01:24:17

030 - Hollywood Hitjobs: House of Sand and Fog (ft....

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2024/11/14

After losing her house due to a taxing error, reformed addict Kathy Nicolo begins to harass the new owners of the house - Iranian immigrant Massoud Amir Behrani, along with his wife and son.Based on the novel by Andre Dubus III. Directed by Vadim Perelman This film is available for digital purchase and rental.

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01:14:07

029 - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (ft. Seena...

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2024/10/31

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. This film is available for digital rental and purchase in the U.S, U.K. and Canada.

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028 - Under the Shadow

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2024/10/17

Our first Halloween Special! As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home. Directed by Babak Anvari.This movie can be found on Netflix in most territories.

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01:08:00

027 - The Stranger and The Fog

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2024/10/03

A boat drifts onto the shore of a small village, which the beautiful Rana hopes the has brought back her husband, who disappeared a year ago out on the sea. But the only passenger is Ayat, a wounded stranger with no memory of how he ended up in this land. After gradually proving himself as a member of the community, Ayat grows increasingly paranoid about wraiths from a forgotten past. Directed by Bahram Beyzaie

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01:19:24

026 - Downpour

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2024/09/19

When he takes a job as a schoolteacher in a new neighborhood, the hapless intellectual Mr. Hekmati finds that he is a fish out of water.Directed by Bahram Beyzaie

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01:20:58

025 - Baran (ft. Aisha Jamal)

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2024/08/29

In a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Azeri worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both of their lives.Directed by Majid Majidi.

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01:07:12

024 - Leila's Brothers

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2024/08/15

Leila, who has spent her entire life caring for her family, hatches a plan to help her struggling brothers - but she might have to cross her parents to do it.Directed by Saeed Roustayi. This movie can be found in select local cinemas.

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01:18:53

023 - King of the Hearts (ft. Tara Grammy)

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2024/08/01

A blind woman's daughter befriends a famous singer who decides to help them in life, but unbeknownst to either party, is how they're all truly connected...Directed by Mohamad Ali Fardin. This movie can be found on DVD through Pars Video, and on YouTube.

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01:32:20

022 - There Is No Evil

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2024/07/18

The four stories that are variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty that ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats.Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. This movie can be found on Apple TV in the USA.

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01:41:50

021 - Offside

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2024/07/04

The struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.This episode also features an interview with Morvarid Sadinejad Directed by Jafar Panahi. This movie can be found on Apple TV in Canada, as well as Prime and Apple TV in the USA.

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01:30:12

020 - Hollywood Hitjobs: Not Without My Daughter...

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2024/06/20

An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape. This film is available to view on Prime Video.

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01:52:04

019 - Bashu, The Little Stranger (ft. Rouzbeh...

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2024/06/06

An Iranian boy is lost after fleeing home for his life; his family has been killed during the Iran-Iraq war. He's saved and trained by a middle-aged woman.This episode also features an interview with Alex Eskandarkhah with the Collective for Black Iranians. Directed by Bahram Beyzaie. This movie can be found on YouTube.

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01:36:49

018 - Taste of Cherry (ft. Alex Eskandarkhah)

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2024/05/16

An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he takes his own life. Directed by Abbas KiarostamiThis film is available through the Criterion Channel

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01:24:55

017 - Hit the Road

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2024/05/02

Follows a chaotic, tender family that is on a road trip across a rugged landscape and fussing over the sick dog and getting on each others' nerves. Only the mysterious older brother is quiet. Directed by Panah Panahi.This film is available through Prime Video in Canada, Pramount+, Apple TV+ and Showtime in the USA, and Channel 4 in the UK.

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01:28:19

016 - The House is Black

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2024/04/18

Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness", of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with spirituality and gratitude. Directed by Forough Farrokhzad.This film is available through the Criterion Channel.

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015 - The White Meadows

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2024/04/04

Rahmat has been asked to meet the inhabitants of these islands to collect their tears. Although for years people have been giving their tears to Rahmat, no one knows exactly what he has been doing with them. Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.This film is available to view on YouTube.

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01:32:00

014 - Samad and The Carpet of the Prophet Solomon

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2024/03/21

The classic Iranian comedy about a villager named Samad in his first theatrical foray, as he faces off against a team of gangsters who attempt to steal a priceless artifact from his girlfriend, Leila. Written, directed by and starring the illustrious maestro of Iranian cinema, Parviz Sayyad. The movie is available for viewing on YouTube.

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