Imperfect spies
Inside the Mossad reveals the former Mossad agent insider spy stories – some of them even about recent incidents. One may expect to see more in this genre, but not necessarily just from Israel.
Iranian
Two Hundred Years of Silence
IRAN: This sixty year old book is heartily recommended for anyone who wants to know more about the current relationship between Iranians and Arabs.
20th Circuit Suspects
TEHRAN: Six years in the life of an adolescent crime gang that breaks into cars in the streets of Tehran.
Searching for a black-haired girl
Siyamo is another excellent example of how fuzzy the distinction between fiction and documentary is for so many Iranian filmmakers.
Against parental control
In “Runaway”, Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini revisit the memorably fertile ground of strong Iranian women fighting against restrictive males.