IRAN – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

YA ZAMENE AHU (1970)

Jon W. — Thu, 14 May 2026 04:16:51 +0000

Ya Zamene Ahu is a quiet documentary about the visitors of the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shiite Imam, in the city of Mashhad in the North East of Iran. Nicknamed the “Guardian of Deer,” it is said that Imam Reza once protected a deer chased by a hunter.

“There is the religious belief which leads the human beings to the shrine. All that I do is to show the space between the hands of the believers and the shrine. The symbolism in my film is rooted in reality. All the human beings and things in the film are real, nothing has been arranged.” – Parviz Kimiavi.

Director: Parviz Kimiavi.

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BAGHÉ SANGUI (1976)

Jon W. — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:40:21 +0000

Darvish Khan, a deaf-mute shepherd living in the desert, has a mystical vision in a dream in which he encounters a saint. When he awakens, he finds himself clutching a large stone. Grateful for the vision, he aims to pay homage and begins to construct an unusual monument in its honor. After his wife tells a neighbor that it is miraculous place, news of his ‘garden of stones’ spreads and people from neighboring villages come to see it. The result wreaks havoc upon Darvish Khan’s life.

Director: Parviz Kimiavi. AKA The Garden of Stones / باغ سنگی
Writers: Mohammad Reza Aslani, Parviz Kimiavi.
Stars: Darvish Khan Esfandiarpoor.
Cinematographer: Fereydon Ghovanlou.

1976 Berlin International Film Festival – Nominated for the Golden Bear.

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MP4 | 1.44 GB | 692×554 | 25 FPS | 2731 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
Language: Persian | Subtitles: French, English (both hard)

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SAFAR (1995)

Jon W. — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:15:51 +0000

After their Tehran home is destroyed in an air raid during the Gulf War, Farhad Sadri and his family set out for the safety of northern Iran. As they travel, the family faces a series of unsettling and transformative encounters that expose the emotional scars left by conflict. Blending quiet realism with psychological tension, the film traces their attempt to rebuild a sense of normalcy amid uncertainty.

Director: Alireza Raisian.
Writer: Abbas Kiarostami.
Stars: Dariush Farhang, Farokhlagha Hushmand, Fatemah Motamed-Aria, Amir Paivar, Taymaz Saba, Jalal Tabatabai, Ramin Tahoori, Ahmad Rezai.
Cinematographer: Farhad Saba.
Composer: Kayvan Jahanshahi.

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MP4 | 1.33 GB | 940×576 | 25 FPS | 2000 kb/s | AAC 128 kb/s
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FARYADE NIMESHAB (1961)

Jon W. — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:49:46 +0000

Amir, desperate to earn enough money to marry his fiancée Maryam, becomes involved in the illegal operations of a gang run by a man named Afshar. Complications arise when Afshar’s wife develops feelings for Amir—feelings he does not return. But when Afshar finds the two of them alone one day, suspicion and danger begin to close in.

Director: Samuel Khachikian (as Samouel Khachikian).
Writer: Samuel Khachikian (as Samouel Khachikian).
Stars: Armais Vartani Hovsepian, Parvin Ghaffari, Mohamad Ali Fardin, Vida Ghahremani, Akbar Khajavi, Nasser Kourehchian, Toros Peshtmalchian, Toni Amadoni.
Cinematographer: Enayatallah Famin.

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KISEYE BERENDJ (1998)

Jon W. — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:10:38 +0000

Four year old Jairan is ignored at home, and is itching for something to do. She convinces her neighbour, an old lady who is partially blind, that the two of them should travel across one of the world’s busiest cities, Tehran, to buy rice. What could possibly go wrong? A gentle take on Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Talebi’s disarming film starts as an odd-couple adventure, then opens out into something profound and unforgettable.

Director: Mohammad Ali Talebi. AKA Bag of Rice.
Writer: Houshang Moradi Kermani.
Stars: Masume Eskandari, Jairan Abadzade, Shirin Bina, Hossein Kalantar, Mohammadreza Tabatabaee.
Cinematographer: Farhad Saba.
Composer: Mohammad Reza Darvishi.

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MP4 | 1.08 GB | 1200×720 | 24 FPS | 1850 kb/s | AAC 165 kb/s
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EMTEHAN (2002)

Jon W. — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:10:46 +0000

An assembly of women of all generations gather inside a school of Tehran to take an exam that will lead them to the university. Their conversations reveal their daily problems.

Director: Nasser Refaie. AKA The Exam
Writer: Nasser Refaie.
Stars: Maya Nasiri, Farzin Aghaie, Aghdas Khoshmou, Nahid Refaie, Ali Hosseini, Nahid Sarvmeyli.
Cinematographer: Farzad Jadat.

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MP4 | 1.28 GB | 700×468 | 25 FPS | 2242 kb/s | AAC 161 kb/s
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Many thanks to my dear friend lumumbista for his hard work, perseverance and dedication to liberate this film.

BASHU GHARIBEYE KOOCHAK (1986)

Jon W. — Thu, 16 May 2024 10:47:00 +0000

It is 1987 at the middle of 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.

Director: Bahram Beyzaie (as Bahram Beizai). AKA Bashu, the Little Stranger
Writer: Bahram Beyzaie (as Bahram Beizai).
Stars: Susan Taslimi, Parviz Poorhosseini, Adnan Afravian.
Cinematographer: Firooz Malekzadeh.

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BUDA AS SHARM FORU RIKHT (2007)

Jon Whitehead — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 23:46:58 +0000

Amidst the wreckage beneath the ruined statue of the Buddha, thousands of families struggle to survive. Baktay, a six-year-old Afghan girl is challenged to go to school by her neighbour’s son who reads in front of their cave. Having found the money to buy a precious notebook, and taking her mother’s lipstick for a pencil, Baktay sets out. On her way, she is harassed by boys playing games that mimic the terrible violence they have witnessed, that has always surrounded them. The boys want to stone the little girl, to blow her up as the Taliban blew up the Buddha, to shoot her like Americans. Will Baktay be able to escape these violent war games and reach the school?

Director: Hana Makhmalbaf. AKA Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
Writer: Marzieh Makhmalbaf.
Stars: Abbas Alijome, Abdolali Hoseinali, Nikbakht Noruz.
Cinematographer: Ostad Ali.
Composer: Tolibhon Shakhidi.

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Many thanks to johnnydeep @PTP for the OCR of the English subs. I fixed a small audio sync issue and fixed some small translation errors on the subtitles and also extended durations of some of the lines to give more time for reading.