Thanks to the Metropolis Association,  French Cultural Mission and CulturesFrance, discover work by the iconic Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and a tribute to filmmaker Jaafar Panahi - arrested last December by the Iranian authorities and banned from making films - at the Metropolis Empire Sofil.

The full programs is listed below, with all screenings at 8pm:

Certified Copy (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 2010, 106 min, in English, French and Italian with Arabic subtitles. Jan 16

The Traveller (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 1974, 74 min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 17

Where Is the Friendmins House (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 1987, 87min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 18

Close-Up (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 1990, 90min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 19

Life and Nothing More (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 1992, 91min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 20

Bread and Alley (A. Kiarostami)
Short, 35mm, 1970, 10min, silent. Jan 21

The Taste of Cherry (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 1997, 95min, in Persian with French subtitles. Jan 21

Breaktime (A. Kiarostami)
Short, 35mm, 1972, 11min, silent. Jan 22

The Wind Will Carry Us (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, 35mm, 1999, 118min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 22

The Chorus (A. Kiarostami)
Short, 35mm, 1982, 17min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 23

Shirin (A. Kiarostami)
Feature, Digital Beta, 2007, 92min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 23

The White Balloon (J. Panahi)
Feature, 35mm, 1995, 85min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 24

Crimson Gold (J. Panahi)
Feature, 35mm, 2003, 95min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 25

Offside (J. Panahi)
Feature, 35mm, 2006, 93min, in Persian with English subtitles. Jan 26

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