Shahab Hosseini
Also Known As: شهاب حسینی, Shahab Hoseyni, Shahab Hoseini, 샤하브 호세이니, شەهاب حوسەینی
Biography: Shahab Hosseini (شهاب حسینی) is a director and actor of theater, television, and cinema who was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. He started his professional career by playing Amir Ghavidel's "Rokhsareh". He Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Fajr Festival for two consecutive years in "A Candle in The Wind" by Pouran Derakhshandeh and "Salvation in Twenty minutes after Eight" by Sirous Alvand. He then won the Best Actor Award for the Fajr Festival for "The Superstar" by Tahmineh Milani. Shahab Hosseini won an Honorary Diploma of Best Supporting Actor in 2008 in Asghar Farhadi's "About Elly" movie. He also won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival in the movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, after that he won the Best Actor award from Canne Film Festival for "The Salesman" by Asghar Farhadi. He produced his film "Resident of the Middle Class" in 2014. Among the best movies that he has played Bahram Tavakoli's "Parse Dar Meh", Kianoush Ayari's "Khaneh Pedari", "The Painting Pool" by Maziar Miri and "My Brother, Khosrow" by Soheil Biragi can be named.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Adult: No
Birthday: February 04, 1974
Age: 51 years old
Gender: Male
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Residents of Nowhere
Overview: A young man suddenly enters a guest house (hostel) ; at first It is not known where the strange guest house (hostel) is, but the more he ponders on the coordinates of the guest house, the more it becomes clear that the young man is somewhere between life and death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2021-02-19
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A Separation
Overview: A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-02-15
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About Elly
Overview: The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2009-06-06
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Shahrzad
Overview: in mention of documentary of Shahrzad , she having no choice because " BozorgAgha - Divan Salar " Order her to marry with Ghobad , and she don't like him ( Ghobad ) because she still thinking about her former lover " Farhad " .
Genres: Music
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-09-15
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Golden Blood
Overview: The story of a fighter girl who, on the eve of the national taekwondo competition, finds out that she lives with a murderer, and the events after revealing this secret will change her life.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2023-04-26
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The Painting Pool
Overview: Maryam (Negar Javaherian) and Reza (Shahab Hosseini) are different from other people, it's not just a simple difference, but a very big difference. They must try to prove to others they have solved the big difference with the miracle of love ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2013-03-12
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Shukran
Overview: In 2011 the Syrian people rise up against the Assad regime. When Dr. Haider, a pediatric heart surgeon, loses his brother in a terrorist attack, he decides to fulfill his last wish, finding himself questioning everything he has always believed in.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2023-10-28
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The Far Mountains
Overview: Ali is a 12-year-old boy living in a small town in Iran whose mother disappeared when he was very young. His father has now married. Troubled, craving his father’s attention, he loses the injured bird he’s been diligently caring for, and sets out to exact revenge, whatever the consequences.
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Original Language: fa
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From Iran, a Separation
Overview: In March 2012, Iranian movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, won the Oscar Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. For the Iranian people this was more than a cinematic award. When sanctions and threats of war with Iran covered the world headlines, Farhadi talked about Iran's love for peace and the rich culture of the Iranians on the stage when receiving his award. This time the Iranians voice was heard through someone other than the government officials. This documentary shows the reaction of the Iranians to this Oscar award and has a general view on Iran's society of today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-03-16
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Nargesi
Overview: The film follows Hossein, who has Down’s syndrome. His greatest wish is to find love and get married and for this, he is ready at doing anything. It seems, however, that there is no place for him and his love in this world until a gift completely turns his life around.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2021-09-21
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The Salesman
Overview: Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-06-24
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A Walk in the Fog
Overview: Amin is in coma and has forgotten almost everything about the past, but he remembers some of his misty memories. He decides to make a new past for himself with recollection of these memories.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2010-02-15
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Superstar
Overview: An arrogant movie star's life drastically changes when a teenage girl shows up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2009-03-18
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The Paternal House
Overview: A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.
Genres: Drama Crime Horror
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Time to Love
Overview: Bita (Hatami), a successful lawyer specializing in championing the cause of women’s rights in divorce cases, is blind to the trouble brewing in her own marriage. A snatch of gossip and a problem client with an unwanted pregnancy unexpectedly bring Bita’s problems home. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Snow on a Hot Tin Roof
Overview: By the time of a famous poet's doubtful death, his last poem is found. The indication of its code would help to find out about the mysterious parts of his life and death. Any of his relatives is trying to do so in order to achieve the truth.But all these attempts will result in misunderstanding within them and with their past relationship with the poet.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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The Fifth Reaction
Overview: Fereshteh loses her home and her two sons after her husband's accidental death when Hadj Safdar, her stubborn and powerful father-in-law, forces her to return to her parents. She is faced with the loss of her visitation rights when Hadj plans to send his grandchildren to live in a remote town. With the help of her circle of women friends she tries to take them beyond his reach, but in a patriarchal society it is hard to find a safe haven.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Final Whistle
Overview: an Iranian TV and documentary director who becomes involved in the plight of Malineh, a young woman who appeared in her latest film. Malineh is desperate to sell one of her kidneys in order to raise money for the defense of her mother, who faces hanging on a charge of murdering her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-10-08
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Sheen
Overview: Noushin has returned to Iran after years, upon a request by her severely ill father to find a person that he needs to see. Her father finds this visit the most important duty of his life before passing away. Sheen is about a family secret that has been kept for many years. Shirin, the house maid’s daughter while playing with the owners’ children in the old house, falls in the well in the middle of the yard. Her body was never recovered. Her mother was pushed out of the house. They covered the well and abandoned the house. The family members encountered many unfortunate events throughout the years and didn’t have a happy life. They have returned to ask for forgiveness from a woman who lost her child.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: fa
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Resident of the Middle Floor
Overview: 'Resident of the Middle Floor' tells the quirky tale of a depressive writer (Shahab Hosseini) struggling for inspiration. He immerses himself into each new idea, playing the roles of his characters before our eyes. Slowly, these fantasies begin to intersect with his own life, blurring the line between his stories' worlds and his own failing existence. Will he ever be able to figure out the story he wants to tell? A throughly entertaining character study that is reminiscent of Walter Mitty's world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2014-09-05
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Hush! Girls Don't Scream
Overview: Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But as the dark secrets in her past are slowly revealed, exposing a childhood of neglect, abuse, and the tragic history of two previous failed marriages, the characters must face their own battles with justice, retribution, and morality.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2013-07-31
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Final Exam
Overview: Farhad, a respected math teacher, is engaged to the mother of one of his pupils. But rather than embrace his new father figure, the angry young student spends his days riding around Tehran on a motorcycle with his rebellious friend, refusing to study—or even sit—for his big final exam.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2017-04-20
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Mahya
Overview: Javid is a medical student who's afraid of the dead bodies. In a funeral he meets Mahya, who is a nurse in the hospital he works. This meeting changes his life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2008-01-16
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Whirpool
Overview: A close friend of Homayoon, Bahram, commits suicide and leaves all his belongings to Homayoon's daughter, which makes Bahram suspicios and unvails a hidden romatic relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2005-02-08
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Africa
Overview: Three young criminals are ordered to keep a girl inside a house until her brother pays his debts.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2010-06-10
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Gholam
Overview: An Iranian expat living in London has a shady past and an enigmatic present.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-10
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My Brother Khosrow
Overview: Khosrow (Shahab Hosseini) who is a bi-polar man is forced to live in his brother's house Nasser, as his guardian and sister goes abroad for a while. The brothers soon find themsleves in friction due to the challenging behavior of Khosrow and quesrionable moral decisions by Nasser.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2017-11-24
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Heartbroken
Overview: Heartbroken is the story of love between two youngsters who have two different perspectives and are from two different families.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2009-06-15
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Someone Wants to Talk with You
Overview: Yasaman has been living with her mother Leila since birth. Leila has never let her see her father. When Yasaman gets brain death in an accident, Leila has one week time to get consent from her ex-husband for a vital issue.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2012-09-22
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Niloofar
Overview: Niloofar is a twelve-year-old girl whose dream is to read and write, but she lives in a village where education is only for boys. Her mother, a well-known midwife, insists that Niloofar become her apprentice. While assisting her mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a feminist woman who undertakes to teach her in secret. Unfortunately, in exchange of a palm tree field, Niloofar's father promises her in marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her first periods. Eventually, the inevitable occurs. HOwever, Niloofar, who is determined to keep her freedom as long as possible, arranges to conceal the fact from her family for another two years until the truth can no longer be hidden. Then, rather than live in a marriage without love, Niloofar runs away with her friend. Shocked, her family considers itself dishonored and sends her step-brother to track her down
Genres: Drama Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2008-11-09
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Confession
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2018-08-06
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Lovely Trash
Overview: Following protests to the presidential election in 2009, an elderly woman has one night to clear her house of any politically troublesome belongings of her family. To help her out; her deceased husband, her executed brother and two martyred and immigrated sons are back to life in their picture frames.
Genres: War Drama Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2019-02-13
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Nabat
Overview: Saeed is a middle-aged man who lives a quiet life with his daughter, until a woman enters their life...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2019-05-08
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Anahita
Overview: Khorshid is a young, aspiring scientist in Tehran. Working together with her best friend Mehrnaz, she hopes to prove that human consciousness and positive energies can affect the molecular ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2010-02-03
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Freeway
Overview: The story of a young couple who their life changes when an older woman enters in their life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-02-16
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A 5 Star
Overview: A story about a poor girl working in a 5 star hotel in tehran and the workers of the hotel when somthing priceless will stolen...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2014-05-07
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This woman is not talking
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2003-03-01
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Labyrinth
Overview: Negar and Amirali are going to immigrate, but at the very last moment, they face a critical situation: their son, Bardiya, goes missing. Now it is time to unfold all the family secrets…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2019-09-23
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Salvation at 8:20
Overview: Two young men with an inner desire for a tranquil existence, free from impurities and injustice, find their mutual companionship more rewarding than their relationships with their previous ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2005-08-09
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A Candle in the Wind
Overview: Roya, Farzins's mother, has left her husbands. As young Farzin quits university, accidentally he meets a girl from a wealthy family who is the manager of an NGO. Aware of farzin's ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2004-08-18
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Just an hour ago
Overview: She has changed her mind about her relationship, just an hour ago.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-06-15
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Any Day Now
Overview: Bahman, Mahtab, Ramin and Donya Mehdipour are enjoying a perfect summer in a small Finnish town. Their routines are fractured by a negative decision on their application for asylum by the Finnish Immigration Service. But life must go on and the 13-year-old Ramin is about to enter an entirely new school, junior high. The Mehdipours use their last chance to appeal but continue their everyday lives, fuelled by their exceptionally positive outlook and attitude.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2020-10-16
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Sweet Taste of Imagination
Overview: An imaginative dreamer university named Garoos professor falls in love with a student who resembles her teacher in this manner. Love story is endangered when a business competitor sets Garoos up for unethical behavior.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2015-03-11
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Goodbye
Overview: Story of a young lawyer in Tehran in search of a visa to leave the country, which is what Mohammad Rasoulof did during the winter of 2010/11.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-09-07
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Wednesday
Overview: 2 years ago, during Akram's engagement party, her father is killed in a fight with one of the groom's close relatives. Currently, the murderer's execution date is coming up and Akram, her sister, and her two brothers have to confirm the execution request. However, a recent event has made three of them reconsider the request; a decision that is strongly opposed by Salim, Akram's vengeful brother.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-09-01
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Intoxicated by Love
Overview: Story of Rumi, his friendship with Shams Tabrizi, the love he had for him and the great influence of Shams over him in his life, his poetry and his love for God.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2024-04-24
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Parallel Shadows
Overview: Based on the short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - A Gentle Creature - written in November 1876. Farhad is an isolated antiques dealer who has no communications with the outer world but his few customers. After he gets into a relationship with Nazanin, one of his customers, suddenly everything falls apart.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-08-31
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کربلا جغرافیای یک تاریخ
Overview: In the first phase, "Karbala, the Geography of a History" has a documentary overview of the epic movement of Imam Hussein (AS) from the beginning to after his martyrdom on the day of Ashura, and in the next phase, it examines how mourning in different cultures around the world in Muharram.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2016-09-28
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The Night
Overview: An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2021-04-29
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Poisonous Honey
Overview: Sina and Sharare's honeymoon takes unexpected turns.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Ziba and I
Overview: On a rainy cold night, Raheleh cannot survive travail and dies before her husband Mousa arrives home. For the rest of life, Mousa accuses himself for her death. He devotes himself and his ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Loneliness
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2007-04-05
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Online Murder
Overview: Shahab and Leila invite a friend, whom they have met online, to their wedding party. There, the friend gets killed. Leila’s father, Farhang Salari, is a police officer and he starts investigating this issue. Only after one night, Shahab’s cousin, who was a member of their chatroom, gets killed as well. Seemingly, she wanted to give some information about the murderer to Leila before her death. The series of the homicides continues with short intervals, so that Farhang and other officers have difficulty pursuing it…
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2005-06-03
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The bottleneck
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Genres: Crime Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2006-04-01
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Unknown
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Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2007-04-01
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Tabire Khab
Overview: A police officer is involved in a complicated robbery case without much time to decide right from wrong.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-06-16
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Eternal Children
Overview: Negar wants to marry Iman, but problems arise because of Iman's brother's problems
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2006-10-14
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Sugarland
Overview: Tells the stories of a land with more than 180 characters from a crazy person who knows a lot but acts like wise people to a wise man who acts like a crazy.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2008-08-01
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The Lion Skin
Overview: Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2022-02-01
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The Visitor
Overview: A theater directed by Shahab Hosseini
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2012-02-08
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Rokhsareh
Overview: Tina Masrour, who is a master's student in geriatric psychology, goes to nursing homes for her research. There, he meets an old lady who is reading a story called Rakhsare and...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2002-01-08
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Raha
Overview: Tohid and his wife and children have average life. Until a very simple event shatters the story of their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2025-02-02
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Sun of Midnight
Overview: A movie directed by Shobeir Shirazi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2015-01-24
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Shadow of Horror
Overview: A group of friends play a joke on a young woman, ending up in her getting killed. Her spirit then haunts them for revenge, killing them off one by one.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2011-02-20
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