The Forbidden University (2026)
In Iran, higher education is a crime—for Bahá’ís. The Forbidden University exposes a secret underground network where students and teachers risk prison, raids and exile, for the right to learn. Told through daring first-person accounts and striking animated reenactments, this is the hidden story of a secret beacon of hope born in the shadows.
Director: Nauzanin Knight
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Ava Maria Safai as Tolou |
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Mohammadali Beheshtimaal as Shakib |
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Parham Rownaghi as Iqan |
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Sepideh Yadegar as Neda |
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Naseem Naderi as Niknaz |
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Hamid Kaloorazi as Head Revolutionary Guard |
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Anthony Azizi as Interrogator 1 |
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Mansour Taeed as Biology Professor |
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Shahrokh Ferdowsi as Judge Muqish |
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Maryam Zunuzi as Medical Sciences Professor |
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Valeh Ashraf as Tolou's Lawyer |
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Afsaneh Naderi as Tolou's Mother |
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Farrokh Naderi as Tolou's Dad |
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Negaar Tebyanian as Social Worker Colleague |
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Ali Seifi as Revolutionary Guard 1 |
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Ahmad Naji Masoud as Revolutionary Guard 2 |
| Directing | Nauzanin Knight | Director |
| Writing | Nauzanin Knight | Writer |
