As the World Tour starts to wind down, Alex and Jonathan make a stop in Iran to look at the small, personal films Close-Up (1990), Children of Heaven (1997), and A Separation (2011). We talk about portraying compassion in film, movies without a "bad guy," and the self-sufficiency of Iranian cinema.

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4:19 - Close-Up

18:06 - Children of Heaven

32:33 - A Separation

49:04 - Overall

57:50 - Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

A Touch of Zen (1971)

City of God (2002)

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