Kayhan Kalhor

Avec humour, tendresse et émotion, The Music of Strangers nous raconte l’histoire de personnes exceptionnelles de talent, d’humilité et de générosité, des musiciens prodigieux venus du monde entier et rassemblés à l’initiative de Yo-Yo Ma. Des plus grandes salles de concert européennes aux camps de réfugiés de Jordanie, des rives du Bosphore aux montagnes chinoises, ces virtuoses unissent leur art et leurs cultures et font la démonstration qu'avec des idées simples et des convictions fortes, on peut changer le monde.

A spotlight on the great classical singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian whose music reaches 800 years back into Persian history. Between songs, Shajarian talks about his inspiration, explains the meaning of the songs and discusses the poets behind them.

Where is Lily? There is a portrait and biography of "Mohammad Reza Darvishi" who has been researching the music of the regions for almost 25 years and has written valuable reference books about it. In this film, Mr. Ahmad Reza Ahmadi, Ehsan Naraghi, Kayhan Kalhor and also the photographer Reza Motarian are always present with him.

Concert of kayhan kalhors silent city (shahr-e khamoosh) album in Isfahan Chehel Soton Palace in 2020

A police officer finds himself haunted by a traumatic childhood memory as he searches for a missing man in the rugged mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, in this striking feature debut by Batin Ghobadi.

A young homeless girl supports herself as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to help her change her life, but ithe challenges seem insurmountable. This is a rarely seen side of Iranian society.

A young homeless girl supports herself as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to help her change her life, but ithe challenges seem insurmountable. This is a rarely seen side of Iranian society.

A young homeless girl supports herself as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to help her change her life, but ithe challenges seem insurmountable. This is a rarely seen side of Iranian society.

It is the story of a family on the first of September 1941, which undergoes changes during the occupation of Iran by the Allies.