Film·2026·1h 21m

The Forbidden University

Documentary

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.

Directed by Nauzanin Knight

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12 credited

Ava Maria Safai
Ava Maria SafaiTolou
Mohammadali Beheshtimaal
Mohammadali BeheshtimaalShakib
Parham Rownaghi
Parham RownaghiIqan
Sepideh Yadegar
Sepideh YadegarNeda
Naseem Naderi
Naseem NaderiNiknaz
Hamid Kaloorazi
Hamid KalooraziHead Revolutionary Guard
Anthony Azizi
Anthony AziziInterrogator 1
Mansour Taeed
Mansour TaeedBiology Professor
Shahrokh Ferdowsi
Shahrokh FerdowsiJudge Muqish
Maryam Zunuzi
Maryam ZunuziMedical Sciences Professor
Valeh Ashraf
Valeh AshrafTolou's Lawyer
Afsaneh Naderi
Afsaneh NaderiTolou's Mother

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