IndieWire’s Top 30 Iranian Films

In honor of Nowruz (Persian New Year), Indiewire presents their top 30 Iranian films. As the trade remarks on what makes Iranian cinema so vital and special: “[most] impressive is the fact that as masterfully as Iranian filmmakers and actors understand the medium, they have never watered down their individuality for the sake of mainstream international success [and have] managed to create their unique cinematic language.”