The Queen and I


1h 29m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Swedish filmmaker Sarvestani, an Iranian exile who helped overthrow the Shah's regime in 1979, confronts her own assumptions and complex truths about Iran when she enters the life of the Shah's widow.

Film Details

Also Known As
Drottningen och jag, Queen & I, The, Queen and I
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK); Sveriges Television (Svt); Swedish Film Institute; Südwestrundfunk (Swr); Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Distribution Company
Folkets Bio; Pretty Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Synopsis

Swedish filmmaker Sarvestani, an Iranian exile who helped overthrow the Shah's regime in 1979, confronts her own assumptions and complex truths about Iran when she enters the life of the Shah's widow.

Film Details

Also Known As
Drottningen och jag, Queen & I, The, Queen and I
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK); Sveriges Television (Svt); Swedish Film Institute; Südwestrundfunk (Swr); Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Distribution Company
Folkets Bio; Pretty Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 2009

Released in United States July 17, 2009

Released in United States June 17, 2009

Released in United States June 2009

Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 18-28, 2009.

Scheduled to air in USA on HBO2 June 17, 2009.

Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2009.)

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 18-28, 2009.)

Released in United States June 17, 2009

Released in United States July 17, 2009 (Los Angeles)