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Turkish & Iranian & Middle Eastern

1997–present·14 films

Ceylan's Chekhovian patience, Panahi's films under house arrest, Farhadi's moral labyrinths.

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Filmography

Taste of Cherry

1997

Kiarostami

Man seeks someone to bury him. Palme d'Or.

Head-On

2004

Akin

Turkish-German identity through destructive love.

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

2011

Ceylan

Nightlong search for buried body.

A Separation

2011

Farhadi

Divorce as moral labyrinth. Iran's first Oscar.

This Is Not a Film

2011

Panahi

Made under house arrest. Smuggled in a cake.

Winter Sleep

2014

Ceylan

Landlord's moral emptiness. Palme d'Or.

Taxi

2015

Panahi

Hidden camera taxi. Golden Bear.

Mustang

2015

Ergüven

Five sisters resist forced marriage.

The Salesman

2016

Farhadi

Couple assaulted. Oscar winner.

The Wild Pear Tree

2018

Ceylan

Graduate returns home. Father-son tension.

There Is No Evil

2020

Rasoulof

Death penalty stories. Golden Bear. Made while banned.

A Hero

2021

Farhadi

Good intentions spiral. Social media as courtroom.

Holy Spider

2022

Abbasi

Serial killer targeting sex workers. Iran condemned it.

About Dry Grasses

2023

Ceylan

Teacher exiled. 3+ hours. Most morally complex.

14 films in Turkish & Iranian & Middle Eastern