Resistance cinema needs romantic and family works Amir Afarmanesh, actor of the film "Hidden Side" in an interview with the Hagana press, said: "The resistance can be read in the language of love, friendship and humanity, and today's Iranian cinema needs to produce more romantic and family works than ever before. For eight years, the youth of this country fought, stood up and paid for the defense of the country so that Iran would remain. We must not forget that today more than anything we need to talk about love. Even if we are making a film about war, we must portray love and humanity at the heart of that narrative.