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Quality over quantity at Iran film exhibition

By Loren King

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 15, 2012

The annual Boston Festival of Films from Iran (Friday through Jan. 29 at the Museum of Fine Arts) provides area audiences with one of the most extensive exhibitions of contemporary Iranian cinema in the United States. Though politics and logistical complexities have contributed to making this edition of the 19-year-old festival smaller than in years past, the films are no less compelling, with a line up that includes internationally acclaimed directors Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof, and Abbas Kiarostami.

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