Tahmineh Milani

Fereshteh loses her home and her two sons after her husband's accidental death when Hadj Safdar, her stubborn and powerful father-in-law, forces her to return to her parents. She is faced with the loss of her visitation rights when Hadj plans to send his grandchildren to live in a remote town. With the help of her circle of women friends she tries to take them beyond his reach, but in a patriarchal society it is hard to find a safe haven.

An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the story of her student days during the revolution of 1978. As she tells her husband about the hidden half of her life, Fereshteh asks that he listen to the woman facing execution, a woman and therefore one of Iran's hidden half. (imdb)

A sensation when released in 1999 in Iran, Two Women charts the lives of two promising architecture students over the course of the first turbulent years of the Islamic Republic. Tahimine Milani creates this scathing portrait of those traditions - aided by official indifference - which conspire to trap women and stop them from realizing their full potential; the inclusion of frank depictions of domestic violence was hailed by many as a breakthrough in dealing with a long taboo subject.

In search of a divorce attorney, high-powered project engineer Sayeh (Mahnaz Afhsar) winds up in a psychiatrist's office, where she recounts the stormy fights she's had with her spoiled contractor husband (Mohammad Reza Golzar). Before long, the shrink has the bickering couple investigating their inner children. Director Tahmineh Milani tackles gender inequalities in Iran with a humorous touch in this romantic comedy. (solhtours.com)

The film is about an imaginative and lively student who transforms her immediate family and surroundings when she talks herself into writing a novel. (imdb)

Sarah is an architect who tries to figure out the best way to treat her boss.

Ziba and three of her prison cohorts, recently released from a Tehran prison, settle in an out of town doctor's house posing as house sitters and embark on a get rich quick scheme. Ziba's plan for the women is a scam involves kidnapping unsuspecting male drivers them after one of the women uses her feminine guiles posing as a pedestrian. The women then kidnap and extort money from the men at gunpoint. (imdb)

The legend of Sight Tahmineh Milani's strikingly feminist film draws on the literature of Azarbayejan province. The protagonist is a woman novelist who experiences the lives of four women from different social strata. The film offers a fascinating portrait of a range of Iranian women and their problems.

A young couple try to fix their marriage troubles with the help of a psychiatrist.

The story about violence against women in the iranian family. (imdb)

An arrogant movie star's life drastically changes when a teenage girl shows up.