Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Jafar Panahi.

Highly recommended: The Mirror, Crimson Gold, This Is Not a Film (partially directed by Panahi)

Recommended: The White Balloon, The Circle, Offside, Taxi Tehran, No Bears, It Was Just an Accident

Worth a look: 3 Faces, Hidden (short film)

Next week’s director is… Arthur Penn!