Shirin
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Abbas Kiarostami
Hedieh Tehrani
Niki Karimi
Taraneh Alidoosti
Fatemeh Motamed Arya
Juliette Binoche
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses, and a French star are mute spectators at a theatrical representation of "Khosrow and Shirin," a Persian poem from the twelfth century. The performance of the piece remains off-screen to the viewer of the film. The whole story is told by the reactions on the faces of the women watching the show.
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Cast
Hedieh Tehrani
Niki Karimi
Taraneh Alidoosti
Fatemeh Motamed Arya
Juliette Binoche
Leila Hatami
Golshifteh Farahani
Crew
Samin Baghcheban
Hooman Behmanesh
Hosein Dehlavi
M Reza Delpak
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Farrideh Golbou
Morteza Hananeh
Mani Hashemian
Mahmoud Kalari
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
Bahman Kiarostami
Gelareh Kiazand
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Solmaz Naraghi
Reza Narimizadeh
Hamideh Razavi
Arash Sadeghi
Kambiz Safari
Manouchehr Sahbaee
Heshmat Sanjari
Hossein Sarshar
Hedieh Tehrani
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video Summer August 24, 2010
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States June 2009
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Special Screenings) June 17-28, 2009.
Released in United States on Video Summer August 24, 2010
Based on the poem "Khosrow e Shirin" written by Farrideh Golbou.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.)
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Special Screenings) June 17-28, 2009.)
