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Delighted
''Delighted'' () is an unreleased 2016 drama film written and directed by Abdolreza Kahani. Starring Mahnaz Afshar, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Aida Mahiani, Mehran Ghafourian and Sahar Dolatshahi, ''Delighted'' is the story of three Iranian women "who want to have a good time" and to attain that end, are doing their best to find rich men for themselves. Plot Cast * Mahnaz Afshar as Tina * Tannaz Tabatabaei as Bahareh * Aida Mahiani as Nazanin * Mehran Ghafourian as Behrouz * Sahar Dolatshahi as Mahsa Issues The film is the third of Kahani's to be refused permission to be screened in Iran, after ''Over There'' in 2008 and ''We've Got Time'' in 2014. In the hopes of recovering its production costs, ''Delighted'' was scheduled to be screened in Toronto in November 2017. Kahani cancelled the screening and refunded the ticket receipts after Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance threatened to ban the domestic release of his next film—the expensive Thai-Iranian production, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdolreza Kahani
Abdolreza Kahani (; born 22 December 1973) is an Iranian filmmaker. He made his first short film, The Smile in 1988. He made his first feature film, Dance with the Moon in 2003. In 2009, Kahani's film '' Twenty'' won the Special Jury Prize and the Prize of Ecumenical Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film observes a small band of employees trying to save a depressed Iranian banquet hall which the owner has decided to close in 20 days. Personal life Abdolreza Kahani was born on 22 December 1973 in Nishapur. Filmography as director Awards and honors Awards *Special Jury Award at the ran Cinema Celebration in 2011 for the film Horses are Noble Animals *Audience Award Yerevan International Film Festival 2010 for the film Nothing *Special Prize of the Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty *Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty *Honorary Diploma Best Director 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannaz Tabatabaei
Tannaz Tabatabaei (; born May 10, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh for her performances in ''Drown'' (2020) and '' Without Her'' (2022) and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards for ''The Voices'' (2009) and ''Villa Dwellers'' (2017). Tabatabaei earned three Hafez Award nominations for her roles in ''Drown'', ''Rebel'', and ''Without Her''. Early life She has been active since 2000 acting in Cinema, TV-Series, and Theatre and started her occupation by passing Hiva-Film acting free classes she has chosen ''Zabih'' after a month but her first role as an actress in cinema was ''I Saw Your Dad Last Night, Aida'' by Rasul Sadr Ameli. Tannaz shows her abilities by acting in ''Mive Mamnoue'' which was one of the main roles and she completed it in the best way for her role in Marham. In 2009, she won an award for best supporting actress for her role as Negar in ''Sadaha''. In 2010, she presented for acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahnaz Afshar
Mahnaz Afshar (; born June 10, 1977) is an Iranian actress. She gained wide recognition in the record-breaking film Cease Fire (2006 film), ''Cease Fire'' (2006). Afshar is one of Iran's highest-paid actresses, She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, Crystal Cymorgh, two Hafez Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Life and career Afshar was born in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran, Imperial State of Iran. She graduated in natural science in high school. After graduation, one of her relatives who was the Theater Affairs Assistant in "Soureh" college introduced her to "Hannaneh" Art institute. Having studied video editions in the following years, she participated in the assembly job of "Ketāb-e Avval as a Golddigger" training materials, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Later on, she was invited by Shamsi Fazlollahi to act in a TV series called Gomshodeh (Lost) directed by Masoud Navabi, making her first official play in the TV industry. Her prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahar Dolatshahi
Sahar Dolatshahi (; born in October 8, 1979) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Ice Age'' (2015)'', Istanbul Junction'' (2018)'', The Frog (Iranian TV series), The Frog'' (2020–2021), ''I Want to Live (TV series), I Want to Live'' (2021), and ''Viper of Tehran'' (2024)''.'' She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Early life Sahar Dolatshahi was born on October 8, 1979, in Tehran. From a young age, she held lifeguard and coaching certifications and often accompanied her mother to various competitions. She initially pursued studies in chemical engineering but later withdrew from the program. She is a graduate of Soore University with a degree in dramatic literature and holds a bachelor’s degree in French translation from Azad University. Family Her mother serves as the vice-president of the Swimming Federation and is a faculty member at the Teacher Training University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreleased Films
Unreleased may refer to: * ''Unreleased'' (Andre Nickatina album), 2001 * ''Unreleased'' (No-Big-Silence album), 2003 *''Unreleased (1998–2010)'', an album by Powderfinger, 2020 *''Groupees Unreleased EP'', or ''Unreleased'', by Celldweller, 2011 * ''Unreleased'', an EP by Nicole Dollanganger, 2014 *Unreleased stop A stop consonant with no audible release, also known as an unreleased stop, checked stop or an applosive, is a plosive with no release burst: no audible indication of the end of its occlusion (hold). In the International Phonetic Alphabet, lack of ..., in phonetics, a plosive consonant without an audible release burst See also * * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture And Islamic Guidance
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (, ''Vezârat-e Farhang va Ershâd-e Eslâmi'') ("Ministry of CIG") is a ministry responsible for managing access to media that, in the view of the Iranian government or the ministry, violates Iranian ethics or promotes values alien to Iranian culture. This may include internet censorship. It also manages the alignment of religion and the law of the country. It was formed by combining the Ministry of Culture and Art, and the Ministry of Information and Tourism. Overview There are a number of cultural and commercial artefacts that the Ministry of CIG regulates by licensing their entry into the country, or by exporting from Iran. The ministry manages exportation of motion pictures produced in Iran and the importation of films produced outside Iran, including cinematographic and television films. Audio recordings, on media such as cassette tapes, phonograph records, compact discs, or other formats, are also regulated by the ministry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
