Tall Shadows of the Wind

Monday, January 14, 2019

TALL SHADOWS OF THE WIND, Bahman Farmanara’s striking political allegory from 1978 is one of the most acclaimed films of the Iranian New Wave, and will be followed a discussion with Farmanara after the screening on Monday, January 14.

Screening as part of the first Iranian Film Festival New York, January 10 – 15, 2019. Tickets for festival screenings are $17 adults/$13 seniors/$12 IFC Center members.



  • Country Iran
  • Language Persian with English subtitles
  • Year 1979
  • Running Time 90 minutes
  • Director Bahman Farmanara
  • Writer Bahman Farmanara, Houshang Golshiri
  • Editor Abbas Ganjavi
  • Cinematographer Ali Reeza Zarrindast
  • Cast Faramarz Gharibian, Saeed Nikpoor, Hossein Kasbian

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