List of Iranian films of the 1990s


A list of films produced in Iran ordered by year of release in the 1990s. For an alphabetical list of Iranian films see :Category:Iranian films

1990s

YearTitleDirectorActorsGenreNotability
1990Close-UpAbbas KiarostamiDocumentary
1990HamounDariush MehrjuiKhosro Shakibai, Bita Farrahi, Ezzatollah EntezamiPsychological drama
1990Time of LoveMohsen MakhmalbafShot in Turkey, banned in Iran. Screened at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
1990Snake FangMasoud KimiaiEntered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
1991Life and Nothing More...Abbas KiarostamiDramaThe second part of Kiarostami's Earthquake trilogy, screened at Cannes
1991In the Alleys of LoveKhosrow SinaiScreened at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
1992BadukMajid MajidiAddresses child slavery
1992NargessRakhshan Bani-EtemadFarimah Farjami, Atefeh RazaviDrama
1992Naser-ed-din ShahMohsen MakhmalbafEzzatollah EntezamiComedic
1992SaraDariush MehrjuiNiki KarimiDrama
1993ActorMohsen MakhmalbafAkbar Abdi, Fatemeh Motamed-AriaDrama
1994Hello CinemaMohsen MakhmalbafScreened at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
1994Through the Olive TreesAbbas KiarostamiDramaThe third part of Kiarostami's Earthquake trilogy, entered at Cannes
1995White BalloonJafar Panahi
1995The Fateful DayShahram AsadiEzzatolah Entezami, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Zhaleh Olov, Mehdi Fat'hi, Hossein PanahiHistoricalan adaptation of Bahram Beyzai's book of the same title, produced eventually ten years after writing
1995Hello CinemaMohsen Makhmalbaf
1995PariDariush MehrjuiNiki KarimiAn adaptation of J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey
1996GabbehMohsen MakhmalbafTitle derived from a Persian rug
Won Silver Screen award at Singapore, screened at Cannes
1996A Moment of InnocenceMohsen Makhmalbaf
1996LeilaDariush MehrjuiLeila HatamiDrama
1996PedarMajid MajidiDramaWon the Prize of the Jury at
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1997Children of HeavenMajid MajidiMajid MajidiNominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1997Taste of CherryAbbas KiarostamiHomayon ErshadiAwarded the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997The SilenceMohsen MakhmalbafDramaReceived CinemAvvenire Award, Sergio Trasatti Award,
nominated for Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
1998The AppleSamira MakhmalbafDramaScreened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival
1998Son of MaryamHamid JebeliMohsen Falsafin
Rafik Dergabrilian
Hadi Nainizadeh		Drama
1999The Color of ParadiseMajid MajidiHossein Mahjoub, Mohsen RamezaniDrama
1999Tales of KishAbolfazl Jalili, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Nasser TaghvaiEntered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999Two WomenTahmineh MilaniNiki KarimiDrama
1999The Wind Will Carry UsAbbas KiarostamiSilver Lion Award