Celluloid Underground (2023)

After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.

Released Oct. 5, 2023 80 min None+

Genres: Biography, Documentary

Keywords: imdb.cinephilia, imdb.video-library, imdb.vhs-tape

Watch Providers: Criterion Channel, OVID

Production Companies: doc soc

Country: Iran
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Iran
Languages: English, Persian