Such remarks increased hopes that banned films would make their way to the cinemas if Rouhani was elected.

This project was completed in 2004 and has a different architectural design from the other six concourses.

The references to the human cost of the revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic have made authorities reluctant to release it to the public.

A number of the blacklisted films were initially shown at the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, and some were screened in cinemas for a few days before being pulled.

The Paternal House received a screening permit in 2014, five years after it was first made. But after only 10 showings at one theater in Tehran, it was pulled by the authorities.

In this very narrow space that connects east and west galleries the intention was really to not get a climax, but to have the view stalk you, so the view would open up as you walked from one end to the other.

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