Though you might not have guessed it from the brief and elegant acceptance speech made by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi at last week's Oscars, moviemaking in Iran today requires an authentic act of ...

The universally and justifiably praised Iranian film "A Separation" begins with a lengthy one-take shot of a man and woman facing the camera. They are Nader and Simin, and they are husband and wife.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Iranian government sounded a note of caution on Tuesday about the success of "A Separation" which won a Golden Globe for best foreign film, saying gritty realist films favoured ...