'The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood' trivia and fun facts

Banned for 25 years

Mohsen Makhmalbaf's film was banned by Iranian authorities in 1990, and it re-opened 25 years after during th 73rd Venice International Film Festival.

A critic to anti-intellectualism

The reason why the film was banned is that Iranian censors considered the film to go against Iran revolution principles.