Cinema Rex - Iranian Cinema Podcast podcast

Cinema Rex - Iranian Cinema Podcast

Kaveh Mohebbi & Faran Moradi

From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times. Join Iranian-Canadian filmmakers Kaveh Mohebbi and Faran Moradi (a screenwriter and a director) as they embark on a crash-course on all that Iranian cinema has to offer episode-to-episode one film at a time.

76 épisodes

076 - The Garden of Stones
05/11/2026
1:05:17
AKA "The Stone Garden". A hybrid-cinema film about a deaf-mute dervish who begins hanging stones from trees in the desert, after a mysterious dream - much to the amazement and chagrin of passerby. Directed by Parviz Kimiavi
075 - A Dragon Arrives!
22/10/2026
59:28
In January of 1965, an orange Chevrolet Impala drives across a cemetery towards an abandoned shipwreck in the middle of a desert in Iran. A SAVAK agent, a sound recordist and a geologist investigate a mysterious death and its connection to a looming dragon. Written and Directed by Mani Haghighi
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074 - Samad in the Way of the Dragon ft. Behtash Fazlali
09/10/2026
1:31:46
After discovering Bruce Lee at the cinema, a Samad opens his own martial arts dojo in the village, finding himself caught in a hilarious game of double espionage between the police and a gang of dangerous criminals. Written and Directed by Parviz Sayyad
073 - Crimson Gold
03/09/2026
54:47
After a humiliated Tehran pizza delivery man is repeatedly confronted by the city's brutal class divide, a string of every day indignities pushes him towards a desperate jewelry store robbery. Directed by Jafar Panahi
072 - Bidad
20/08/2026
1:01:56
A young woman challenges societal restrictions through her street performances, becoming an inspiration for those seeking change in her community. Written and Directed by Soheil Beiraghi
071 - Son-Mother
06/08/2026
1:03:09
A widow who works tirelessly at a failing factory in sanctions-gripped Iran receives a marriage proposal that could mean financial security, but could also tear her family apart. Directed by Mahnaz Mohammadi
070 - Hollywood Hitjobs: Rosewater
23/07/2026
52:28
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. Written and Directed by Jon Stewart
069 - Close-Up (ft. Tara Aghdashloo)
09/07/2026
1:53:55
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film. Written and Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
068 - Chicken With Plums
12/06/2026
1:12:00
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud
067 - Santouri (ft. Sepideh Yadegar)
29/05/2026
1:24:23
Crushed by the contraband nature of music in theocratic Iran, a talented santour player is faced with poverty, addiction and his fractured marriage. Directed by Dariush Mehrjui

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