The Spectacles
All Films • 21m
عینک
Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1978 • Iran
A short film by Hossein Torabi. The story begin with a boy’s routine visit to optometrist. He has poor eyesight and is prescribed with glasses. That is the beginning of the troubles for the little boy, who lives with his single mother in poor outskirts of the capital.
Up Next in All Films
-
The Unseen
کاغذپارهها
Directed by Behzad Nalbandi • 2019 • Iran
During the times when Tehran hosts foreign dignitaries, the local authorities clean up Tehran’s urban image through an ‘urban beautification’ process which includes the rounding up of unsavory characters from the city streets; i.e. drug addic... -
To Have Or Not To Have
داشتن یا نداشتن
Directed by Niki Karimi • 2001 • Iran
To Have or Not to Have marks the directing debut of Niki Karimi, the best-known Iranian actress. Her documentary looks at the problems childless couples face in a society where infertility could seriously threaten a marriage.