An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.

A look at the reasons why every year 70,000 Iranians have a nose job.

Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for films which combine remarkable artistry and social relevance. Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution traces the development of this film industry, which has always been closely intertwined with the country's tumultuous political history, from the decades-long reign of Reza Shah Pahlevi and his son, the rise of Khomeini and the birth of the Islamic Republic, the seizure by militants of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and the devastating war with Iraq.

The story of documentaries shot by Ibrahim Khan the photographer that was prepared for Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. and how to restore and revive the reels by Dr. Shahriar Adl in France.

Tehran, 1948. A young Jewish couple, Danial and his wife Munes, decide to immigrate to the recently founded state of Israel. But their application is rejected on the ground of the documents against Danial's uncle, Yaghub, how is suspected of betrayal. A Zionist agent, named Yezghel, finds out Yaghub's home and stabs him. One of Yaghub's neighbours who witnesses the crime is blamed for murder. Fearing for their lives, Munes and Danial escape to the north of Iran in order to leave the country. The Neighbour's brother, Nuri, a journalist, sets off on their heels to bring them to the court to give testimony on his brother's innocence.

Arbab Jamshid St. is a congregation place for the extras of Persian Film where they wait for a famous person called Ciccio to take them to the movie location. There is a newcomer in this group; a young man called Davoud who has moved to Tehran from a small town with the hope of becoming an actor.

Two brothers Hojjat and Zein-Ala'bedin are the guards of the jungle and live alone by themselves. One day they are notice that some people are cutting the trees illegally. Hojjat chases them but returns home with a girl named Ghazal.

An uproarious adoption of a popular novel by Iraj Pezeshkzad set in and around the family compound in early 1940s Tehran, marvelously rich in personality and incident. The title character, so-called because of his constant invocation of the general, rules over a wonderfully complex extended family. A hilarious series which makes fun of just about everything.

Norooz's family convince him to sell the old house in order to build a new modern house, but building of the apartment takes long and he runs out of money. Norooz continues the building by himself but strange things happen that drive him crazy.

Live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Golgo 13, also known by the pseudonym Duke Togo, is a professional assassin. His age and birthplace are unknown and there is no consensus in the worldwide intelligence community as to his true identity. Most of his jobs are completed through the use of a customized, scoped M16 rifle. Golgo 13 is contracted to kill Boss Goa, the head of a worldwide crime syndicate responsible for drugs, weapons, and human trafficking.

A middle-aged merchant has secretly married to 4 wives. One wife detects the existence of her husband other wives, and then they all get together to repay their domestic partner. The entire movie shows the miserable merchant trying to reach a compromise with her wives.

A young doctor enters a village to serve there but the traditional doctor Mozaffar Khan Hakim-bashi didn't like that and thinks him a rival. Mozaffar Khan and his assistant begin to plot against the doctor making people to doubt him. Meanwhile Hakim-bashi's daughter falls in love with the young doctor and this lead to more adventures.

Pooran doesn't get pregnant so Mahmood marries a widow in the hope of becoming a father. Unpredicted things happen when the three of them have to live in the same house.

A man who divorced his wife three times due to a misunderstanding , regrets his act after realizing the truth and decides to marry her again. An Interim Husband is needed for this.

A carriage driver who managed to become a taxi driver is in love with his sister-in-law. They were in love when they were young, but both married other people. Now that they are both widowed, they want to realize their dream and get married. The son of the sister-in-law is opposed to this marriage on principle, but he himself is in love with the carriage driver's daughter. The uncle and his nephew are going to challenge each other.

Initially banned for seven years, the film treats the questionable and controversial newspaper story of a heroic village boy who prevented a train disaster as an antiauthoritarian, Rashomon-like puzzle.