Contemporary Iranian cinema is amazing . Here are just three examples -- the tip of the iceberg; there's a lot more to explore. Secret Ballot is about an election agent, an educated, modern, urban woman who Believes In Democracy, who is assigned to collect votes in a remote rural area where most of the inhabitants don't know who's in government and don't much care. The soldier assigned to guard her is just as sceptical of the democratic process as the locals, and the election agent finds her... read more
