List of Iranian films of the 2000s


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

2000s

YearTitleDirectorActorsGenreNotability
2000...Va man dar khoshbakhti-e shirin be donya amadam! Kiarash AnvariShort filmOfficial selection in international competition section of 48th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
2000BlackboardsSamira MakhmalbafDramaEntered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
2000The CircleJafar PanahiDramaWon Golden Lion at Venice
2000The Day I Became a WomanMarzieh MeshkiniDrama
2000Smell of Camphor, Scent of JasmineBahman FarmanaraBahman FarmanaraDrama
2000A Time for Drunken HorsesBahman GhobadiDramaWon Caméra d'Or at Cannes
2000DjomehHassan YektapanahWon Caméra d'Or at Cannes
2001ABC AfricaAbbas KiarostamiDocumentaryScreened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
2001BaranMajid MajidiHossein AbediniDramaWon the Freedom of Expression Award at the National Board of Review
2001KandaharMohsen MakhmalbafNelofer PaziraDramaWon the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
2001Raye makhfiBabak PayamiComedy
2001Under the Skin of the CityRakhshan Bani-E'temadEntered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival
2002Barefoot to HeratMajid MajidiDocumentaryWon FIPERSCI Prize
2002Marooned in IraqBahman GhobadiDocumentary DramaWon François Chalais Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002NooraMahmoud ShoolizadehDrama / Fiction filmWon Best Film award of Taormina Film Festival in Italy
2002TenAbbas KiarostamiDocumentary DramaEntered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002To Stay AliveDariush MehrjuiScreened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002Unruled PaperNasser TaghvaiKhosrow Shakibai, Hadyeh Tehrani, Jamileh Sheikhi, Jamshid Mashayekhi
2003AbadanMani HaghighiShahrokh Foroutanian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Hedieh TehraniDrama
2003Crimson GoldJafar PanahiDramaScreenplay by Abbas Kiarostami
2003Dancing in the DustAsghar FarhadiEntered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival
2003FiveAbbas KiarostamiScreened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
2003At Five in the AfternoonSamira MakhmalbafPremiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
First film shot in Kabul after invasion
2003To Have or Not to HaveNiki KarimiDocumentaryNiki Karimi's directional debut
200420 FingersMania AkbariBijan DaneshmandDramaShot in several long takes on a DV camera
2004DuelAhmad Reza DarvishPejman BazeghiDrama / WarBiggest budget in the history of the cinema of Iran
2004MarmoulakKamal TabriziParviz ParastuiComedy
2004Mehman-e MamanDariush MehrjuiGolab Adine, Amin HayaiComedy / DramaWritten by Houshang Moradi Kermani
200410 on TenAbbas KiarostamiScreened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
2004Turtles Can FlyBahman GhobadiDrama / WarThe first film made in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein
Won Golden Seashell at San Sebastian International Film Festival
2005Dame sobhHamid RahmanianHossein YariDramaAward-winning
2005MaxxSaman MoghaddamMohammad Reza Sharifinia, Pegah AhangaraniMusical comedy
2005Nose, Iranian StyleMehrdad OskoueiDocumentary
2005One NightNiki KarimiDramaNominated for Prix un certain regard at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005Requiem of SnowJamil RostamiDramaThe first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars
2005So 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
2005TicketsAbbas Kiarostami
Ken Loach
Ermanno Olmi
Comedy / Drama
2005The Willow TreeMajid MajidiParviz ParastuiDrama
Left Foot Forward on the BeatKazem Ma'asoumiEntered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival-
2006A Few Days LaterNiki KarimiDramaScript won the Rotterdam festival's Hubert Bals Fund
2006OffsideJafar PanahiComedy/Drama/SportWon Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival
2007EkhrajihaMasoud DehnamakiAkbar AbdiComedy / WarHighest grossing Iranian movie of all time
2007The Night BusKiomars PourahmadKhosrow Shakibai, Mehrdad Sedighian, Mohammad-Reza ForoutanWar
2007SANTOURI The Music ManDariush MehrjuiBahram RadanCrystal Simorgh Audience Award & Best Actor in a Leading Role at Fajr Film Festival
2008Football Under CoverDavid Assmann, Ayat NajafiDocumentary
2008As Simple as ThatReza MirkarimiWon the Golden George at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival
2008The Song of SparrowsMajid MajidiReza NajiDrama
2009No One Knows About Persian CatsBahman GhobadiCompeting in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009TardidVaruzh Karim-MasihiBahram Radan, Taraneh Alidoosti
Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Film in 27th Fajr Film Festival
2009About EllyAsghar 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
2009The White MeadowsMohammad RasoulofMohammad ShirvaniDramaAsia/Africa Special Jury Prize for Feature Film and Muhr AsiaAfrica Award for Best Actor at Dubai International Film Festival, Golden Seashell Award at San Sebastián International Film Festival