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.
Tolou
Shakib
Iqan
Neda
Niknaz
Head Revolutionary Guard
Interrogator 1
Biology Professor
Judge Muqish
Medical Sciences Professor
Tolou's Lawyer
Tolou's Mother
Tolou's Dad
Social Worker Colleague
Revolutionary Guard 1
Revolutionary Guard 2