11 Sep 2009
Green Days
A playwright Iran tries to confront a creative crisis while political clashes erupt during her country's 2009 election.
Holy Bread
A documentary on the precarious lives of the koolbari, who carry goods on foot across the mountainous borders from Iran's northwestern Kurdish region.
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