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| Directed by | Ramin Farahani |
| Produced by | Ramin Farahani |
| Edited by | Ramin Farahani and Hamidreza Fard |
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Running time | 52 min. |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Languages | Persian with English subtitles and narration |
Jews of Iran is a 2005 documentary film by Iranian-Dutch filmmaker Ramin Farahani. The film examines the lives of Persian Jews living in Iran's predominantly Islamic society. Although they face discrimination, they choose to remain in their homes rather than leave the country.
The documentary was the first film to cover this subject, capturing both friendships among Muslims and Jews and the prejudices against the Jewish minority. Farahani states that Jews of Iran is meant to "help westerners correct their image" of the Middle East and allow them to "see the nuance’s and norms " within the culture.[1]