Afarin Obeisi

Afarin Obeisi

Born: March 13, 1952

Movies for Afarin Obeisi...

Women According to Men
Title: Women According to Men
Released: April 16, 2023
Type: Movie
Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, women's lives were strongly determined by two contradictory factors: the traditional patriarchy and the shah's modernisation policies. This film-excerpt collage starts in 1932 – the year the first Iranian film with sound was made – and ends in 1979 revealing how, during this period, women were depicted by generally male film directors.
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Wednesday, May 9
Title: Wednesday, May 9
Released: September 7, 2015
Type: Movie
A man named Jalal publishes an unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers to donate $10,000 to a needy person. The news gathers a large group of people. At the end of the day, he receives many application forms, and he eventually decides to choose one by chance. Those who have applied insist that what's been advertised is the only solution to their problem. The police take charge of the situation by calming the people and having them dispersed. However, two women do not give up: Setareh, a 19-year-old pregnant woman, and Leila, Jalal’s ex-fiancée…
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The Willow Tree
Title: The Willow Tree
Character: Mother
Released: August 11, 2005
Type: Movie
Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?
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Qadamgah
Title: Qadamgah
Released: December 23, 2004
Type: Movie
When sees a dream Rahman gets back to his village to find the truth about his life and his family but the villagers are not willing to tell him the truth.
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Chocolate
Title: Chocolate
Character: Amin's Mother
Released: February 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Famous actor Amin Hayaei has an accident with a poor young man named Mahmoud. Mahmoud's sister's husband Shapour convinces him to pretend that his back was injured in an accident while in reality Mahmoud's back was injured in the Iran-Iraq war and is unable to walk so that they can recover their financial situation by receiving damages. and organize
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Unruled Paper
Title: Unruled Paper
Released: February 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Naser Taghva'i, based on an original script by Naser Taghva'i and Minoo Farsh'chi. The film was produced in 2001 by Yekta Film.
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The Hidden Half
Title: The Hidden Half
Released: February 6, 2001
Type: Movie
An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the story of her student days during the revolution of 1978. We see the story in flashbacks as he reads: she leaves her province on scholarship, joins a Communist youth group, avoids arrest, and comes under the sway of a suave older man, Roozbeh Javid, a literary-magazine editor. As she tells her husband about the hidden half of her life, Fereshteh asks that he listen to the woman facing execution, a woman and therefore one of Iran's hidden half.
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The Brother
Title: The Brother
Character: Gohar
Released: May 26, 1971
Type: Movie
The entire city eagerly awaits Kaku’s return, anticipating his response to a collective injustice they have endured. When Kaku finally comes back, his brother is particularly eager to see him. However, in practice, Kaku appears unexpectedly tame and calm. He yearns for a peaceful life after his release from prison. As subsequent events unfold, Kaku’s capacity for serenity is tested, particularly in the incident involving his brother’s beloved girl and the final confrontation with a neighborhood bully.
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Pol
Title: Pol
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Jalal who is a locomotive driver meets a girl Shirin in a village and falls in love with her. They decide to get marry but in the way back he has an accident. He get injured very badly but ...
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Toughi
Title: Toughi
Character: Tooba
Released: March 21, 1970
Type: Movie
There is an old saying in Farsi, "if you catch a Toughi to keep, it will bring bad omens to the members of the family". ...And that's what happens to a very close nit family when Toghi is ...
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Leyli and Majnoon
Title: Leyli and Majnoon
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie