Khosrow Sinai

There are 50 different colours of soil on Hormuz Island. An eco-artist travels there to teach the women inhabitants how to create works of art from the soil.

6.9/10

The war between Iran and Iraq is raging. Near the border on the Iranian side, an old man takes care of martyrs’ graves by the little cabin where he lives with his wife and grandson, while the boy’s father is fighting in the war. Suddenly one day, their home is invaded by a wounded Iraqi officer and two of his subordinates. They desperately need care and a place to hide. The intruders and the little family do not understand each other’s language, the tone is aggressive and an intense, life-and-death chamber play ensues.

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors contributed films on the subject of Persian carpet. Carpets are the reflection of the cultural and historical identity of Iran.

6.8/10

Documentary about the life and works of Sadegh Hedayat. It follows a teacher, a researcher, and a journalist as they discuss some of Hedayat's most famous works and their influences. The film intermixes the three conversing along with a narrated history of the author with images.

5.4/10

Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.

Short documentary about Iranian artist Mohammad Ebraim Jafari.

A tragedy in which a young woman from an Arab tribe, prevented from marrying her non-Arab Persian lover is forced against her wishes to marry her cousin.

7/10

Between Shadow and Light is a documentary about the thought, style and works of "Farah Osuli", a contemporary Iranian painter. He seeks to find a meaningful form to express his thoughts and ideas in his works and has found this form in the rich tradition and subtle beauty of Iranian paintings, architecture and decorative arts.

Part 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life.

A docudrama about art and creativity; based on modern art gallery in Tehran and its founder Jazeh Tabatabai.

6.7/10

Directed by Khosrow Sinai

6.5/10

After watching a documentary on television about Polish refugees who fled to Iran during WWII, a young actor named Sohrab believes that the people in the film may be his relatives. He travels to Tehran to meet the director with the intention of trying to find his lost family.

7.2/10

With the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, and the escalation of the conflicts and SAVAK agents fleeing, Doctor, one of the most outstanding members of SAVAK, hides in a village. During this retreat, he gradually goes over his past and remembers how he stepped on the corpses of the innocent and even submitted his wife to his bosses to get to the position he wanted. Doctor's wife who has committed suicide, doesn't let his mind settle down at all as he's facing with his past, and this ruins his mental and emotional balance. The curious villagers who thought he was a doctor at fırst, consider him a lunatic after seeing him isolating himself and his abnormal behavior. The longer the Doctor's isolation continues, the more he struggles with his own soul, and one time, his ignorance causes his house to catch fıre. Doctor, who thinks he's been attacked, fıres all of the bullets his pistol has.

THE LOST REQUIEM is a documentary film by Iranian filmmaker Khosrow Sinai about Polish refugees in Iran during the second world war.

8/10

Tehran Today a Film by Khosrow Sinai

Documentary on Iranian modern art featuring iconic figures such as Jalali Sousan-Abadi, Jalil Ziapour, Marcos Grigorian, Behjat Sadr, and Sadegh Barirani; along with footage of art openings and studio life.

A film about Hussein Yavari, a player of ney.

7.8/10

Directed by Khosrow Sinai.

'Sardie Ahan' is an artistically filmed portrait of a weightlifter as he prepares for a competition. Set to tension-building drumrolls and dramatic music, Khosrow Sinai's short film cuts back and forth between still pictorial images of past triumphs and the anticipatory build-up of a lift.

7.5/10

Iranian experimental short about Jazeh Tabatabai's (avant-garde painter, poet, and sculptor) work.

7.2/10

"Haj Musavar" About Mohammad Hussein Musur al-Maliki, known as Haj Musur al-Maliki (1368-1368), is a designer, painter, painter, painter, pianist and poet of Esfahani, who reached perfection in painting and miniature. Hajj Mousavi Almalaki was familiar with various painting techniques. In addition to the miniature, design, stamping, and illumination, it also produced oil paintings and beautifully painted rugs. It was one of the first installers of Chelkston paintings in the 20th century.

An engineer attempts to keep his family safe from the revolutionary turmoil of 1978 Iran.

7.2/10
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