List of Iranian films of the 1980s

A list of films produced in Iran ordered by year of release in the 1980s. For an alphabetical list of Iranian films see Category:Iranian films

1980s

Year Title Director Actors Genre Notability
1980 Toothache Abbas Kiarostami Short
1981 Orderly or Disorderly Abbas Kiarostami Short
1982 The Chorus Abbas Kiarostami Short
Hajji Washington Ali Hatami Ezzatollah Entezami Drama / Comedy Released in 1998
1983 Fellow Citizen Abbas Kiarostami Documentary
Ferestadeh Parviz Sayyad Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
1984 Kamalolmolk Ali Hatami Ezzatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi Biography/Drama
First Graders Abbas Kiarostami Documentary
Eagles Samuel Khachikian War, Action
1985 Boycott Mohsen Makhmalbaf Majid Majidi Political drama
Davandeh Amir Naderi Drama The first post-revolution Iranian film to attract worldwide attention
Won Golden Montgolfiere at Nantes Three Continents Festival
Jadehay sard Massood Jafari Jozani Drama Screened at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
1986 Bashu, the Little Stranger Bahram Bayzai Susan Taslimi Drama Banned till released in 1989
1987 The Cyclist Mohsen Makhmalbaf Drama Won the Best Feature Film award at Hawaiian Film Festival
Captain Khorshid Nasser Taghvai Dariush Arjmand, Ali Nassirian
Dastforoush (a/k/a "The Peddler," US) Mohsen Makhmalbaf Drama
Kelid Ebrahim Forouzesh Drama Written by Abbas Kiarostami
Where Is the Friend's Home? Abbas Kiarostami Drama Won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival
The first part of Kiarostami's Earthquake trilogy
1988
1989 Homework Abbas Kiarostami Documentary
The Marriage of the Blessed Mohsen Makhmalbaf Drama
Grand Cinema Hassan Hedayat Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival