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Shirin

Shirin (2009)

1h 32m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Studio: Kiarostami Foundation

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Taraneh Alidoosti

Taraneh Alidoosti

as

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

as

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

as

Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami

as

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

as

Hedie Tehrani

Hedie Tehrani

as