West Asian Film Festival Vienna presents contemporary cinema from West Asia and neighboring cultural regions. The festival creates a space for films that engage with the social, political, and aesthetic questions emerging from a culturally diverse region often reduced to simplified narratives.
Featuring works from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Rojava, and Rojhelat, the program spans documentary, experimental, and poetic storytelling. Alongside screenings, artist talks, lectures, workshops, and community encounters create a space for dialogue, reflection, and exchange between filmmakers and audiences.
Friday, March 27, 2026
Tehran, an unfinished story – Friday, March 27, 2026 | 6:30 pm–8:15 pm | METRO Kino, Cinema Salon
Director: Saaed Nouri. Countries: Iran. Released: 2025. Length: 105 min. Format: DCP. Language: Farsi with English subtitles. Cast: Mohammad Ali Fardin, Naser Malek Motie, Behrouz Vosoughi, Nosrat Vahdat, Majid Mohseni, Manouchehr Vosough, Parviz Sayyad, Shahla Riahi, Googoosh, Pouri Baanaei, Forouzan, Katayoun, Mahin Deyhim, Farzan Deljou, Taghi Zohouri, Nouri Kasraei.
Divine Comedy – Friday, March 27, 2026 | 8:45 pm–10:15 pm | METRO Kino, Cinema Salon
Director: Ali Asgari. Countries: Iran, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey. Released: 2025. Length: 98 min. Format: DCP. Language: Farsi, Azeri with English subtitles. Cast: Hossein Soleimani, Mohammad Soori, Amirreza Ranjbaran, Faezeh Rad.