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The Forbidden University (2026)
Directed by Nauzanin Knight
Documentary · 1h 21m
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.
Cast
Ava Maria Safai
Tolou
Mohammadali Beheshtimaal
Shakib
Parham Rownaghi
Iqan
Sepideh Yadegar
Neda
N
Naseem Naderi
Niknaz
H
Hamid Kaloorazi
Head Revolutionary Guard
Anthony Azizi
Interrogator 1
M
Mansour Taeed
Biology Professor
Shahrokh Ferdowsi
Judge Muqish
M
Maryam Zunuzi
Medical Sciences Professor
V
Valeh Ashraf
Tolou's Lawyer
A
Afsaneh Naderi
Tolou's Mother
Crew
- Director
- Nauzanin Knight
- Writer
- Nauzanin Knight
Details
- Release date
- 2026-04-11
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Persian
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Production
- 1844 Studios, Companion Arts, Interdimensional VFX