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.
- Released
- 2026-04-11
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nauzanin Knight
Cast
- Ava Maria Safai as Tolou
- Mohammadali Beheshtimaal as Shakib
- Parham Rownaghi as Iqan
- Sepideh Yadegar as Neda
- Naseem Naderi as Niknaz
- Hamid Kaloorazi as Head Revolutionary Guard
- Anthony Azizi as Interrogator 1
- Mansour Taeed as Biology Professor
- Shahrokh Ferdowsi as Judge Muqish
- Maryam Zunuzi as Medical Sciences Professor
- Valeh Ashraf as Tolou's Lawyer
- Afsaneh Naderi as Tolou's Mother
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