Homayoun Ershadi
9 titles
Filmography
9 results

Taste of Cherry
(1997)Capturing the miracles and mysteries of everyday life in all his films, Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami will always be one of cinema’s greatest poets. His Palme d’Or-winning Taste of Cherry is a spiritual road movie of tremendous humility: a meditation on mortality with an unforgettable coda.

Utopia
(2015)Cultures, religions, and morals combust, when an Afghani woman is artificially inseminated in the UK, and the donor’s sperm is swapped for another’s.

Italy Italy
(2017)Nader, a man obsessed with Italy, sings and dances his love to Barfa, from their encounter to their wedding, in this delightful Iranian musical.

Fragrant
(2023)A talented perfumer expecting his first child faces challenges when he perceives a lifetime opportunity that could slip away if he doesn’t act fast.

The Kite Runner
(2007)Finding Neverland director Marc Forster adapts author Khaled Hosseini's critically acclaimed novel about two childhood best friends forever torn apart as their country is ravaged by endless war and bitter strife. As children, Amir (Khalid Abdalla) and Hassan were inseparable; their long days under azure Kabul skies often spent getting into innocent mischief or preparing for the highly anticipated kite-fighting tournament. When the day of the tournament arrives however, a glorious victory is quickly offset by a timorous act of betrayal that ultimately serves as the catalyst for catastrophe. Not long after that fateful day, Amir moves away to America, leaving his old friend behind just as the ominous spectre of war turns tragically tangible. Two decades later, Amir returns to Afghanistan to find his beloved homeland has now fallen under the iron-fisted rule of the Taliban. Still, all hope for redemption hasn't been lost just yet, because now that Amir stands face to face with the irrepressible secrets that he struggled so vigilantly to bury, he will receive one last chance to make peace with the past, and lay the groundwork for a brighter future.

Cypress Under Water
(2018)Jahanbakhsh Keramat goes on a long trip to prove his innocence when his secret rattles the cages of Chista, Mahrou, Goudarz, Bahram and others.

A Most Wanted Man
(2014)When a mysterious immigrant arrives in Hamburg, he attracts the attention of U.S. and German intelligence, kicking off a race to uncover the truth.

Agora
(2009)In Roman-ruled Egypt, astronomer Hypatia leads her disciples in a courageous fight to preserve the wisdom of the Ancient World against rising chaos.

Ali and Nino
(2016)Based on a famed love story, a Muslim man and a Christian woman defy their parents and marry, but the arrival of World War I soon tests their bond.