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.
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Cast
- Ava Maria Safai — Tolou
- Mohammadali Beheshtimaal — Shakib
- Parham Rownaghi — Iqan
- Sepideh Yadegar — Neda
- Naseem Naderi — Niknaz
- Hamid Kaloorazi — Head Revolutionary Guard
- Anthony Azizi — Interrogator 1
- Mansour Taeed — Biology Professor
- Shahrokh Ferdowsi — Judge Muqish
- Maryam Zunuzi — Medical Sciences Professor
- Valeh Ashraf — Tolou's Lawyer
- Afsaneh Naderi — Tolou's Mother
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