Underplayed Gems

Iranian (2014)

Iranian poster
Original title
Iranien
Directed by
Mehran Tamadon
Genre
documentary film
Country
Iran, France, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An atheist Iranian filmmaker invites four conservative Muslim clerics to his home for a two-day discussion on whether people with opposing beliefs can coexist. The film documents their tense but polite debate about religion, politics, and daily life in Iran.

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What happens

Iranien est un documentaire franco-suisse réalisé par Mehran Tamadon et sorti en 2014. Pendant deux jours, Mehran Tamadon, Iranien athée, accueille quatre mollahs défenseurs de la République islamique d'Iran pour débattre de la question du « vivre ensemble ». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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