Since there's a thread about Iran, how about Afghanistan?
I think I may have seen only one Afghan film, and the reason I'm posting is that I was very surprised to run across it on television again. It's a strange channel that runs mostly religious-based films, like what Christian evangelists might like to watch, mostly awful stuff.
But I was very startled to see Osama (2004) the other night. It really impressed me when I first saw it, but it's certainly not a crowd-pleaser, so it's hard to convince others to see it. Just to tell you the bare minimum (and if you haven't seen it, I hope you don't look up too much about it online), it's about a girl and her widowed mother living under Taliban rule. With no male relatives to support them, the girl masquerades as a boy to try to earn some money. It's dramatic in a low-key way, and horribly sad - but very worthwhile.
It was the first fully Afghan film, with the premise based on a true story. Apart from the fact that it's an excellent movie (great ratings and a dozen awards), it's also an excellent reminder of the parts of the world that we don't see, and don't much think about.