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Bahram is a 40-year-old filmmaker who’s spent his entire career making films in Turkish-Azeri, none of which have ever been screened in Iran. His latest work, once again denied permission by the Ministry of culture, pushes him to the edge of defiance. With his sharp-tongued, Vespa-riding producer Sadaf by his side, he embarks on an underground mission to showcase his film to an Iranian audience, dodging government censors, absurd bureaucracy, and his own self- doubts.

In 18th century Venice, 20-year-old violin virtuoso Cecilia lives at the Pièta orphanage, where, despite her talent, she remains confined, knowing that marriage is the only way out. Yet, her life takes a turn after she meets Antonio Vivaldi, a brilliant and ambitious composer who becomes the new violin teacher. Guided by Vivaldi and his music, Cecilia finds the strength to challenge the destiny that once seemed inevitable.

The biopic about the American pop star Michael Jackson (1958–2009) traces how the youngest of the Jackson 5 brothers stood out as early as the age of eight with his talent for dancing and singing, but remained for many years under the thumb of his ambitious father and drill sergeant – and thus remained an eternal child in an artistic world full of toys, exotic pets and endless cosmetic surgeries. Even after the global success of the 1982 album Thriller, he toured once again with his brothers at his father’s behest. It was not until Bad in 1987 that he managed to embark on a solo world tour.