To complement the previous post on Iranian cinema, here's a list of some very good Iranian films of the 90s and 00s. Required viewing.
10 (Abbas Kiarostami 2002)
Apple, The / Sib (Samira Makhmalbaf 1998)
Circle, The / Dayereh (Jafar Panahi 2001)
Close-Up / Nema-ye Nazdik (Abbas Kiarostami 1990)
Day I Became a Woman, The / Roozi ke zan shodam (Marzieh Makhmalbaf 2000)
Delbaran (Abolfazl Jalili 2001)
First Letter, The / Abjad (Abolfazl Jalili 2003)
Moment of Innocence, A / Nun va Goldoon (Mohsen Makhmalbaf 1996)
Kandahar / Safar e Ghandehar (Mohsen Makhmalbaf 2001)
Paper Airplanes / Mooshak e Kaghazi (Farhad Mehranfad 1997)
Secret Ballot, The /Raye makhfi (Babak Payami 2001)
Song of the Sparrow, The / Avaze gonjeshk-ha (Majid Majidi 2008)
White Balloon, The / Badkonake sefid (Jafar Panahi 1995)
Wind Will Carry Us, The / Bad ma ra khahad bord (Abbas Kiarostami 1999)
