Series
Bahram Beyzai
The film series "Bahram Beyzai" runs from 1 July to 30 July at DFF — Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum with 9 screenings.
Downpour
When he takes a job as a schoolteacher in a new neighborhood, the hapless intellectual Mr. Hekmati finds that he is a fish out of water.
- Drama
- Romance
- Comedy
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The Stranger and the Fog
In a remote seaside village, the peaceful lives of the residents are upended when they spot a mysterious boat drifting toward the shore. Upon pulling it in, they find a weary and wounded stranger named Ayat, who has no memory of how he got there. He only recalls being attacked and barely escaping with his life. As Ayat tries to rebuild his sense of self and uncover the truth about his past, he becomes a source of curiosity and suspicion in the community.
- Drama
- Mystery
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Downpour
When he takes a job as a schoolteacher in a new neighborhood, the hapless intellectual Mr. Hekmati finds that he is a fish out of water.
- Drama
- Romance
- Comedy
DFF FilmmuseumOmeUDCP
Ballad of Tara
Tara, a young beautiful widow, returns with her two children from the country to her village. On her way home, she finds out that her grandfather has passed away. She distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day on the road, she meets an ancient warrior. He claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back. Tara finally submits the sword to him, but he returns upon realizing that he has fallen powerfully in love with her.
- Fantasy
- Drama
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TMDB 74 Bashu, the Little Stranger
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
- Drama
- War
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TMDB 74 Bashu, the Little Stranger
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
- Drama
- War
DFF FilmmuseumOmUDCP
Ballad of Tara
Tara, a young beautiful widow, returns with her two children from the country to her village. On her way home, she finds out that her grandfather has passed away. She distributes his belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day on the road, she meets an ancient warrior. He claims that his clan have sent him to take the old sword back. Tara finally submits the sword to him, but he returns upon realizing that he has fallen powerfully in love with her.
- Fantasy
- Drama
DFF FilmmuseumOmeUDCP
MARG-E YAZDGERD
Regie: Bahram Beyzai | 110 Min. Death of Yazdgerd Iran 1982. R: Bahram Beyzai. D: Susan Taslimi, Mehdi Hashemi, Mahmoud Behrouzian. 110 Min. DCP. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Filmreihe: Bahram Beyzai Basierend auf einem eigenen Theaterstück des Regisseurs kreist MARG-E YAZDGERD um den letzten König der Sassaniden-Dynastie, der im 7. Jahrhundert auf der Flucht vor der arabischen Invasion im Iran in einer Mühle ums Leben kam. Im Mittelpunkt des Films stehen der Müller, seine Frau und ihre Tochter, die jeweils widersprüchliche Schilderungen des Todes des Königs liefern, um sich selbst zu retten – in Anlehnung an die Erzählstruktur von RASHOMON und in einem unverkennbar an Shakespeare geschultem Stil umgesetzt. Dieses hochpolitische und poetische Epos ist ein komplexes,…
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Killing Mad Dogs
Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
- Thriller
- Drama
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