Name: Hashtomin ruz-e hafte
Genre: Drama
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Farzaneh Taidi, Mohsen Sohrabi, Jaleh Sam

Persian-language (primarily Iranian) cinema is acclaimed for poetic allegory, moral depth, and inventive ways of navigating censorship. It often uses non-professional actors, minimalism and symbolism to explore moral dilemmas, social issues, and the human condition under political constraints.

Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

Leila is a young medical student who lives a normal life with her mother until one night that being raped changes Leila's life.

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