The Day Kiarostami Performed Ta'zieh in Rome / The Confrontation of Beyzai, Taghvai, and Kiarostami with an Ancient Ritual

Ta'zieh, as the most important type of ritual performance in Iran, has always been more than just a religious ceremony; it has served as a platform for representing cultural identity, historical memory, and the performative aesthetics of Iran. The impact of this performative tradition on contemporary Iranian cinema—especially in the works of Bahram Beyzai, Nasser Taghvai, and Abbas Kiarostami—demonstrates that each of these filmmakers, with different approaches, has reimagined the narrative, performative, and philosophical capacities of Ta'zieh in cinematic language.