A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

A group of filmmakers arrive in a remote Iranian village claiming to be archaeologists in search of treasure but are really there in anticipation of a ritual that will occur after the death of a woman who is over one hundred years old.

Based on a true story, Reza, who has spent half his life in prison is helped by the warden who arranges a marriage for him with Fatemeh, a female prisoner. The bride and groom, who can spend one night a week together, eventually have a child and are finally released. As Reza attempts to find work to support his family, he finds that his new obligations imprison him in another way.

Seyyed Hassan is preparing to rise to cleric when his vestments are stolen by a young thief. Seyyed tracks the boy to a poor and distant suburb where he's treated to an eye-opening view of the gulf between religious teachings and harsh, everyday life.

A young boy, Ali, loses his sister Zahra's school shoes. In order to stay out of trouble, the two come up with a plan to share Ali's shoes, but they must keep it a secret from their parents.

An 8-year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school. Part one of a trilogy with A Life and Nothing More and Through the olive trees.

A tale of 'temporary marriage' - a ritual in Islamic countries - offers insight into Iran's contemporary attitude toward relationships and marriage.

Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of Iranian master Jafar Panahi (3 Faces, Taxi), makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four -- two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old -- as they drive across the Iranian countryside....

"Reza and Leila, an attractive and affluent young couple deeply in love and recently married, discover that Leila is unable to conceive. Although Reza steadfastly insists that it matters not in the least, his mother feels otherwise: she is determined that her son have children and continue the family line. Invoking tradition, she convinces her daughter-in-law that Reza must, out of necessity, take a secon wife to produce and heir."--Container.

When Taghi, a soldier in an Irani training camp, is allowed to travel to Teheran, he carries a tape recorder with messages for family members and loved ones on behalf of his fellow troops.