THEME EXPLORATION

Afghanistan-Iran border

18 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
No Good Men
No Good Men
2026 · Shahrbanoo Sadat
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
In the Border States
In the Border States
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Lightnin’
Lightnin’
1925 · John Ford
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
The Border
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson
In This World
In This World
2002 · Michael Winterbottom
Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood
2019 · Adrian Grünberg
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
The Suspended Step of the Stork
The Suspended Step of the Stork
1991 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Losin' It
Losin' It
1983 · Curtis Hanson
No Bears
No Bears
2022 · Jafar Panahi
Raid on the Lethal Zone
Raid on the Lethal Zone
2023 · Herman Yau
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
2012 · Luis Mandoki
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 · Terence Young
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jafar Panahi Iran

His films frequently explore the complexities of life in Iran near its borders, examining themes of displacement, restriction, and human resilience in politically sensitive regions.