Old trees in Qazvin made national heritage

TEHRAN – A selection of eight old trees, which stand in various villages of Qazvin province, have been added to Iran’s national list of natural heritage.

34 movies by Iranian filmmakers to compete in Dhaka festival

TEHRAN – The 20th Dhaka International Film Festival will be screening 34 movies by Iranian filmmakers.

“Walnut Tree”, “Drown” win awards at Asian Film Festival Barcelona

TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Walnut Tree” and “Drown” have received awards at the Asian Film Festival Barcelona in Spain.

Tragedy of Iraqi chemical attack on Sardasht fascinates Baikal film festival

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s drama “Walnut Tree” has won the Leonid Gaidai award for best feature at the 20th Baikal International Film Festival in Russia.

Iranian Kurds get 25% discount on “Walnut Tree” 

TEHRAN – An online movie ticket booking platform gives people in Iran’s Kordestan region a 25 percent discount on the antiwar drama “Walnut Tree”.

“Walnut Tree” on tragedy of Iraqi chemical attack on Sardasht hits theaters 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s war drama “Walnut Tree” made based on the true story of the profound tragedy of Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987 hit the Iranian movie theaters on Wednesday.

“Dream about Sohrab”, “Walnut Tree” join Iranian lineup at Moscow film festival

TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Dream about Sohrab” and “Walnut Tree” have been selected for the Films around the World section of the 43rd edition of the Moscow International Film Festival, which is currently underway in the Russian capital.

Walnut Kuku added to Iran national heritage list

TEHRAN - Walnut Kuku, a kind of herbal frittata enriched by walnuts mostly served in Iran’s Tuyserkan county, has won a national cultural heritage status.

“Walnut Tree”  to go on screen in Sanandaj 

TEHRAN -- Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s new film “Walnut Tree”, on the profound tragedy of Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987, will go on screen in Sanandaj, Kordestan Province today.

Discover Damavand cuisine at online food expo

TEHRAN – Arrays of dishes, indigenous to Damavand region of Tehran province, will take the center stage at an online food expo, which is held today on the occasion of World Food Day.

Waterfalls, canyon, wetland and oak trees added to National Heritage list

TEHRAN – Twelve natural spots and landscapes in the northern province of Mazandaran have recently been inscribed on the National Heritage List.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet 

“Walnut Tree”, “Sun Children” among names in frame for Iran’s submission to Oscars

TEHRAN – War drama “Walnut Tree” and the child labor movie “Sun Children” along with “Yalda: A Night for Forgiveness” and “Careless Crime” are among the movies competing to represent Iran during the 93rd Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.

“Walnut Tree” stills recall Sardasht chemical attack victims’ pain, grief  

TEHRAN – Stills taken by Majid Talebi on the set of the acclaimed movie “Walnut Tree” are on view in an exhibition in Tehran to recall the pain and grief the victims suffered from the Iraqi chemical attack on Iran’s Sardasht in 1987.

“Walnut Tree” exhibit to observe anniversary of Sardasht chemical attack 

TEHRAN – An exhibition of the stills of the acclaimed Iranian drama “Walnut Tree” will open at the Zemestan Gallery of the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy of Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987.

By Bahman Vakhshur

“Walnut Tree”: story of enemies’ sustained evil

“Walnut Tree” is Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s latest film in the docudrama genre. The director has already shown his ability and skill in this genre with “The Midday Event” and “Standing in the Dust”.

Iranian Kurds welcome “Walnut Tree”

TEHRAN – Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s new film “Walnut Tree”, on the profound tragedy of Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987, has been warmly received by people in the Iranian Kurdish-speaking regions.

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

“Walnut Tree”, time to tell our story

TEHRAN – Young director Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian is well-known for telling factual political stories in his movies, but his latest film “Walnut Tree”, which is competing in the 38th Fajr Film Festival, narrates a different story. 

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Fajr filmgoers spend emotional night on Sardasht chemical attack tragedy

TEHRAN – Filmgoers left Tehran theaters teary-eyed Tuesday evening after watching director Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s new film “Walnut Tree” on the profound tragedy of Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987.