Irene Zazians
Biography: Irene Zazians (August 20, 1927 – July 28, 2012), known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian-Armenian actress of cinema and television. She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khachikian, Amir Naderi, Nosrat Karimi, Masoud Kimiyayi, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Her two films after the revolution, The Red Line directed by Kimiyayi and The Reward by Davood Nejad, were banned. She also appeared in four TV series. She portrayed Mahde Olya (Nasereddin Shah's mother) in Soltan-e Sahebgheran directed by Ali Hatami in 1976. Her role in Hezar Dastan, another series directed by Ali Hatami, was cut out. After the Iranian revolution she was banned from taking part in any artistic activities. She travelled to Germany, where she re-trained as a beautician. She returned to Iran in 1986, during the harshest time of the Iran-Iraq war. Her last performance in cinema was in Shirin in 2008, a film by Abbas Kiarostami. She died of lung cancer in 2012 in Tehran.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 20, 1927
Deathday: July 28, 2012
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The Red-Haired
1974-12-18
The Red-Haired
Overview: Nayyer after killing a woman takes over Sha'ban's lands and accused him of the killing causing him to be imprisoned. A young guy known as Red-Haired is protecting her. But Sha'ban is back and this time in a quarrel gets killed by Nayyer's men. Meanwhile, a young girl Ahou is coming in the middle which causes Red-Haired to fall in love with her. This changes everything and leads Red-haired to face Nayyer and her men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1974-12-18
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Anxiety
1976-05-11
Anxiety
Overview: Amir is the accountant of a company that is falsely accused of embezzlement, and before his arrest, he kills the chief accountant who is the main culprit...
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1976-05-11
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Women According to Men
2023-04-16
Women According to Men
Overview: Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, women's lives were strongly determined by two contradictory factors: the traditional patriarchy and the shah's modernisation policies. This film-excerpt collage starts in 1932 – the year the first Iranian film with sound was made – and ends in 1979 revealing how, during this period, women were depicted by generally male film directors.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2023-04-16
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Rooster
1973-12-26
Rooster
Overview: After the death of her husband, a woman lives with her son, a cockfighter. An old admirer approaches the woman, but her son is against this new marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1973-12-26
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Akbar the Interpreter
1973-11-28
Akbar the Interpreter
Overview: Akbar has just lost his job when he meets a foreign tourist woman named Catherine and starts working as her guide. This proves to be troublesome since his wife and his former co-workers try to end his new relationship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1973-11-28
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Hakim-bashi
1972-08-16
Hakim-bashi
Overview: A young doctor enters a village to serve there but the traditional doctor Mozaffar Khan Hakim-bashi didn't like that and thinks him a rival. Mozaffar Khan and his assistant begin to plot against the doctor making people to doubt him. Meanwhile Hakim-bashi's daughter falls in love with the young doctor and this lead to more adventures.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1972-08-16
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Horror
1962-12-20
Horror
Overview: Behrouz - a criminal story writer - is married with Roxanne and is running the factory of Roxanne's cousin who was killed in an accident in his factory...
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1962-12-20
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Mardi ke ranj mibarad
1957-09-17
Mardi ke ranj mibarad
Overview: A young man is accused of embezzlement by staging his boss and goes to prison, but soon he is acquitted and released, while his family situation is disturbed, he lost his job, his fiance left him and his mother is sick
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1957-09-17
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Homaye Sa'adat
1971-03-21
Homaye Sa'adat
Overview: Aram falls in love with a beautiful dancer Shirin. Due to her dubious profession, Aram and his brother Naser decide to lie about her origins to their mother. Unfortunately, she finds out the truth and forbids Shirin from marrying her son. Aram, believing Shirin has changed her mind and refused to marry him, is angered and marries another woman, Nazanin.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-03-21
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Baluch
1972-01-01
Baluch
Overview: Two gangster squads who smuggle antiques fight each other in Zahedan. The first squad's members manage to kill the members of the other squad. Two villains of them rape a woman Leila who is the wife of a man his name Baluch and escape to Tehran. He pursues them and shots them. While thinking that he had killed them, he surrender to the police and imprisoned for 12 years. When released from the prison he finds that they are not dead. He goes after them and kills both of them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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The Interim Husband
1971-03-23
The Interim Husband
Overview: A man who divorced his wife three times due to a misunderstanding , regrets his act after realizing the truth and decides to marry her again. An Interim Husband is needed for this.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-03-23
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Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
1976-10-06
Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
Overview: A young man who has killed his creditor is coerced into cutting his ties with his fiancé and marrying the woman who witnessed his crime.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1976-10-06
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The Red Line
1982-02-01
The Red Line
Overview: During the Islamic revolution a SAVAK member Amani marries a woman her name Laleh. Laleh is a doctor and helps the injures of the revolution. Her brother is too involved in the revolution.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1982-02-01
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Noah's Ark
1968-03-21
Noah's Ark
Overview: To find pearls, a fisher man goes to the sea on a cursed ship. But the ship seamen leave him in an island and go. 15 years later he finally returns home, where his 15-year-old son, provoked by the diamond smugglers, wants to kill him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1968-03-21
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Filmfarsi
2019-07-26
Filmfarsi
Overview: A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-26
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The Triple Bed
1972-01-01
The Triple Bed
Overview: Pooran doesn't get pregnant so Mahmood marries a widow in the hope of becoming a father. Unpredicted things happen when the three of them have to live in the same house.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016-12-31
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Overview: An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-12-31
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The Last Supper
1976-05-01
The Last Supper
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Genres: Drama Romance Adventure Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1976-05-01
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