List of Iranian films of the 1980s explained

A list of films produced in Iran ordered by year of release in the 1980s. For an alphabetical list of Iranian films see

1980s

Year Title Director Actors Genre Notability
1980 ToothacheAbbas KiarostamiShort
1981 Orderly or DisorderlyAbbas KiarostamiShort
1982 The ChorusAbbas KiarostamiShort
Hajji WashingtonAli HatamiEzzatollah EntezamiDrama / ComedyReleased in 1998
1983 Fellow CitizenAbbas KiarostamiDocumentary
Ferestadeh Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
1984 KamalolmolkAli HatamiEzzatollah Entezami, Jamshid MashayekhiBiography/Drama
First Graders Abbas KiarostamiDocumentary
Eagles War, Action
1985 BoycottMohsen MakhmalbafMajid MajidiPolitical drama
DavandehAmir NaderiDramaThe first post-revolution Iranian film to attract worldwide attention
Won Golden Montgolfiere at Nantes Three Continents Festival
Jadehay sardMassood Jafari JozaniDramaScreened at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
1986 Bashu, the Little StrangerBahram BayzaiSusan TaslimiDramaBanned till released in 1989
1987 The CyclistDramaWon the Best Feature Film award at Hawaiian Film Festival
Captain Khorshid
Dastforoush (a/k/a "The Peddler," US)Drama
KelidDramaWritten by Abbas Kiarostami
Where Is the Friend's Home?DramaWon the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival
The first part of Kiarostami's Earthquake trilogy
1988
1989 HomeworkAbbas KiarostamiDocumentary
The Marriage of the BlessedMohsen MakhmalbafDrama
Grand Cinema Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival

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