Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi won Best Actress in Cannes for her performance as a fearless reporter in Ali Abbasi’s gripping serial-killer procedural. Based on a shocking true story, Holy Spider prowls the Iranian night, refusing to pull any punches in its trenchant critiques of misogyny and hypocrisy.

TATAMI follows Leila (Arienne Mandi) and her coach (Zar Amir), who travel to the World Judo Championships, intent on winning Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the tournament, they receive a chilling ultimatum: to fake an injury and lose or be branded a traitor. With her and her family’s safety on the line, Leila faces an impossible choice: submit to the government or fight on for the gold.

In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several women and a young musician intersect in the bustling metropolis of Tehran, where breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation. Making use of rotoscope animation, expat Iranian filmmaker Ali Soozandeh creates a portrait of contemporary Tehran that would be impossible by any other means.

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian actresses and a French star (Juliette Binoche) are the audience at a performance of a famous 12th century Persian poem. The performance remains off camera; the real story is told by the faces and reactions of the women…

Inside the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of a young woman in police custody. With a trove of footage filmed by protestors, much of it previously unseen, the film sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure.