Iran

 Iran

There was a brief New Wave in Iran in the early 1970s.

Mast and Kawin identify Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Still Life (1974) as a notable example that influenced the emerging Iranian filmmakers of the mid 1980s.

In 1984, Iran set the goal of producing at least 50 films of superior quality a year by making low-budget grants available for films that would be visible on the international market.

There were restrictions to obtain these grants:
1) because women had to be covered when they left the house and
      when shooting indoor scenes,
2) many Iranian films were shot outdoors or inside cars. 

Neorealism heavily influenced these 1980s films and many of them revolve around children. 

Many feature nonprofessional actors.