The Forbidden University

Overview

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/A

Naseem Naderi

Niknaz

N/A

Hamid Kaloorazi

Head Revolutionary Guard

Anthony Azizi

Interrogator 1

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Mansour Taeed

Biology Professor

Shahrokh Ferdowsi

Judge Muqish

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Maryam Zunuzi

Medical Sciences Professor

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Valeh Ashraf

Tolou's Lawyer

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Afsaneh Naderi

Tolou's Mother