List of Iranian films of the 2000s explained

A list of films produced in Iran ordered by year of release in the 2000s. For an alphabetical list of Iranian films, see

2000s

Year Title Director Actors Genre Notability
2000 ...Va man dar khoshbakhti-e shirin be donya amadam! (aka ...and I was born to sweet delight!)Kiarash AnvariShort filmOfficial selection in international competition section of 48th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
BlackboardsSamira MakhmalbafDramaEntered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
The CircleJafar PanahiDramaWon Golden Lion at Venice
The Day I Became a WomanMarzieh MeshkiniDrama
Smell of Camphor, Scent of JasmineBahman FarmanaraBahman FarmanaraDrama
Defenseless generation Mohammad memari- hojjat baqaeepolice film festival/tvducumentryfilms festival2000 sony Film Festival
DjomehHassan YektapanahWon Caméra d'Or at Cannes
A Time for Drunken HorsesBahman GhobadiDramaWon Caméra d'Or at Cannes
2001 ABC Africa Documentary Screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
BaranMajid MajidiHossein AbediniDramaWon the Freedom of Expression Award at the National Board of Review (USA)
Kandahar Nelofer PaziraDramaWon the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
Raye makhfi
Under the Skin of the City Entered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival
2002 Barefoot to HeratWon FIPERSCI Prize
Marooned in IraqBahman GhobadiDocumentary DramaWon François Chalais Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
NooraMahmoud ShoolizadehDrama / Fiction filmWon Best Film award of Taormina Film Festival in Italy
TenAbbas KiarostamiDocumentary DramaEntered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
To Stay Alive Screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
Unruled Paper
2003 Abadan Mani HaghighiShahrokh Foroutanian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Hedieh TehraniDrama
Crimson Gold Jafar PanahiDramaScreenplay by Abbas Kiarostami
Dancing in the Dust Entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival
Five Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
At Five in the AfternoonSamira MakhmalbafPremiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
First film shot in Kabul after invasion
To Have or Not to Have Niki KarimiDocumentaryNiki Karimi's directional debut
2004 20 FingersMania AkbariBijan DaneshmandDramaShot in several long takes on a DV camera
DuelAhmad Reza DarvishPejman BazeghiDrama / WarBiggest budget in the history of the cinema of Iran
MarmoulakKamal TabriziParviz ParastuiComedy
Mehman-e Maman Dariush MehrjuiGolab Adine, Amin HayaiComedy / DramaWritten by Houshang Moradi Kermani
10 on Ten Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Left Foot Forward on the BeatKazem Ma'asoumiEntered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival
Turtles Can Fly Bahman GhobadiDrama / WarThe first film made in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein
Won Golden Seashell at San Sebastian International Film Festival
2005 Dame sobh DramaAward-winning
MaxxSaman MoghaddamMusical comedy
Nose, Iranian Style Mehrdad OskoueiDocumentary
One NightNiki KarimiDramaNominated for Prix un certain regard at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Requiem of SnowJamil RostamiDramaThe first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars
So Close, So FarReza MirkarimiDramaWon Crystal Simorgh for the Best Film at the 24th Fajr Film Festival
Selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars
TicketsComedy / Drama
The Willow Tree
2006 A Few Days Later DramaScript won the Rotterdam festival's Hubert Bals Fund
Offside Jafar PanahiComedy/Drama/SportWon Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival
2007 Ekhrajiha Comedy / WarHighest grossing Iranian movie of all time
The Night Bus War
SANTOURI The Music Man Dariush MehrjuiBahram RadanCrystal Simorgh Audience Award & Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bahram Radan) at Fajr Film Festival
2008 Football Under Cover David Assmann, Ayat NajafiDocumentary
As Simple as That Won the Golden George at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival
Nuclear Iran ali hoseinpoor - hojjat baqaee Attendance at Documentary film contest
The Song of Sparrows Majid MajidiReza NajiDrama
2009No One Knows About Persian Cats Competing in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Tardid Varuzh Karim-MasihiBahram Radan, Taraneh AlidoostiWon Crystal Simorgh for Best Film in 27th Fajr Film Festival
Seyghalan Hojjat Baqaee-Bagher YektaAli HoseinpoorAppreciation from the Governor of Gilan - Mayor of Soomehsara - Ministry of Iran Interior - Ministry of Iran Agriculture
About Elly Asghar FarhadiGolshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab HosseiniDramaIran's official selection to compete at the 82nd Academy Awards in the field of Best Foreign Language Film. Won Silver Bear for Best Director at Berlin film festival
The White Meadows Mohammad RasoulofMohammad ShirvaniDramaAsiaAfrica Special Jury Prize for Feature Film and Muhr AsiaAfrica Award for Best Actor (Hassan Pourshirazi) at Dubai International Film Festival, Golden Seashell Award at San Sebastián International Film Festival

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