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2) Baran
Author
Language
Persian
Description
In a Tehran building site, 17-year-old Lateef's coworker falls from the building and the worker's son, Rahmat, enters the scene to become the new provider for his family. As Lateef is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, it's not until it's revealed that Rahmat is actually a young woman posing as a man, that both of their lives are forever changed! A humorous, moving love story of the most romantic kind.
3) The Charmer
Language
Persian
Description
A NY Times Critics Pick, Milad Alami’s award-winning debut film THE CHARMER, about Esmail an Iranian man seeking a Danish bride, is an absorbing, slow-burning thriller that explores race, class, and immigrant identity.
4) White Nights
Author
Language
Persian
Description
White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1848, early in the writer's career. The story tells about unfortunate young man who is lonely and shy. He strolls the streets of 1840s Saint Petersburg contemplating his solitude when he happens upon a young woman in tears.
While escorting her home, the two have a conversation and soon become friends. The young man has never had a romantic connection with a woman until he meets her....
5) Ambrosia
Author
Language
Persian
Description
Ambrosia is the story of an Iranian-Canadian couple, Ali and Leila, who dream of an exciting future in Vancouver. Ali owns a pizza shop and thinks of expanding and Leila is an up-and-coming clothing designer. However, their situations change dramatically when Ali's shop is affected by the bad economy and Leila is hired to work at a fashion design firm.
Series
Martin Scorsese's world cinema project volume no. 4
Criterion collection volume 1146
Criterion collection volume 1145
Criterion collection volume 1146
Criterion collection volume 1145
Language
Persian
Description
Chess of the wind: A murder mystery awash in period atmosphere plays out inside a candlelit mansion, where a web of greed, violence, and betrayal ensnares potential heirs as they vie over their matiarch's estate.
Muna Moto: In a Cameroonian village, the rigid customs governing courtship and marriage mean that a betrothed couple, though deeply in love, can be torn apart by the lack of a dowry and another man's claiming of the young woman.
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