The Banning Curse, dir. Mohsen Amiryousefi, Iran 2026, Persian with English subtitles, 88 min.
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After the critical success of his first film at Cannes, Amiryousefi returned to Iran to find it banned by state authorities. It’s a pattern that continued through his entire career, which the seasoned director looks back on in this imaginative, satirical portrait. A balance of biography and constructed fiction, the filmmaker’s own life and Iran’s turbulent political, social and cultural history is entwined via a rich trove of archive footage.
Content Warning: contains scenes of graphic violence or injury.
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026
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04:00 pm
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