Dear Patrons,

Please note the following during the Iranian Film Festival 2025 screenings:

• Selected scenes in the Iranian Film Festival movies “Goodbye Shirazi Girl” & “Fragrant” will be manually blocked in accordance with the censorship requirement issued by the Film Censorship Board, Ministry of Home Affairs in compliance with Malaysian censorship guidelines.
• All movies will be screened in their original language, with English subtitles. 
• “Dolphin Boy” will be screened in English, without subtitles. 

We appreciate your understanding regarding the  disruptions during the screenings and hope you enjoy the movies, specially brought to you by the Organiser. 

Thank you.
 

Dolphin Boy (Pesar Dolphin)

Country: Iran
Language: English
Subtitles: None
Running time (min): 85
Rating: P12
Genre: Animation
Voice Cast: Nahid Amirian, Maryam Jalini, Jawad Al-Badishian, Soraya Ghasemi
Director: Mohammad Kheirandish
Producer: Mohammad Amin Hamedani - Sky Frame Studios
Release year: 2022

Synopsis: After Snowball, a playful young dolphin, rescues a human baby lost at sea, the two become fast friends. In their magical underwater playground, they form a true family until the boy grows up and heads off in search of his real-life mother. Against all odds, this unlikely pair outwit a sinister octopus and navigate both land and sea to make their dreams come true.
- Presented in English with no subtitles.

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GvDKbjbSk

In The Arms Of The Tree (Dar Aghush Derakht)

Country: Iran
Language: Persian
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 83
Rating: 13
Genre: Drama
Cast: Maral Baniadam, Javad Ghamati, Rouhollah Zamani, Ahoura Lotfi, Rayan Lotfi
Director: Babak Khajepasha
Producer: Mohammad Reza Mesbah and Sajjad Nasrollahi - Nasab
Release year: 2022

Synopsis: The life crisis of Kimia and Farid, who have been married for twelve years, destroys the world of their children. Children who know nothing but kindness in life.
- Official submission of Iran for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkagvMvfK0k

Fragrant (Atralood)

Country: Iran
Language: Persian
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 109
Rating: 13
Genre: Drama
Cast: Mostafa Zamani, Hoda Zeinolabedin, Kourosh Tahami, Homayoun Ershadi, Hesam Mahmoudi, Amir Hajimohamadi
Director: Hadi Moghadamdoost
Producer: Soureh
Release year: 2023

Synopsis: A deeply struggling and hesitant individual faces a profound confrontation with both the complexities of his own existence and the weight of his responsibilities. Burdened by inner turmoil and uncertainty, he grapples with the demands and expectations placed upon him, navigating the difficult path between personal desires and the obligations that life imposes. This internal conflict leads him to question his choices, his purpose, and the very essence of his identity.

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOQgbAIszsM

Goodbye Shirazi Girl (Khodahafez Dokhtare Shirazi)

Country: Iran
Language: Persian
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 88
Rating: 13
Genre: Family, Drama
Cast: Afshin Shirazi, shabnam Moghadami, Aysan Hadad, Mona Farjad, Roya Teymourian
Director: Afshin Hashemi
Producer: HA International, Nebras Pictures
Release year: 2020

Synopsis: Based on Neil Simon's Goodbye Girl it is a romantic story Nasim who is from Abadan and Shabnam a widow who lives with her girl. When they both rent the same house they have to deal with each.
- Presented in its original 8mm filmed format  screen ratio.

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_W4jz8p5yA

Captain (Kapitan)

Country: Iran
Language: Persian
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 90
Rating: P12
Genre: Drama
Cast: Mandana Asri, Pejman Bazeghi, Pantea Panahiha, Amirhossein Bayat, Arash Dehghan, Hadi Fardi.
Director: Mohammad Hamzei
Producer: Farabi Cinema Foundation
Release year: 2023

Synopsis: This is the story of about an Eleven-year-old Isa is absolutely convinced that he will soon be playing for the Iranian national football team. Nothing can shake his confidence. Not even the fact that he lives in the cancer station of a hospital and gets weaker from treatment to treatment. Isa and his friend Ali plan to achieve their dreams before Ali’s last serious operation. It should be away from the eyes of doctors and nurses.

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbwbYtK0bqg