Movie
Septembers of Shiraz
Overview
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-09-15
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Eclectic Pictures, AMBI Group, G-BASE
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Adrien Brody as Isaac
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Farnez
- Gabriella Wright as Farideh
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Habibeh
- Bashar Rahal as Komiteh Member
- Alon Aboutboul as Mohsen
- Anthony Azizi as Mehdi
- Nasser Memarzia as Mansoor
- Maggie Parto as Voice Over
- Armin Amiri as Keyvan
- Boyko Krastanov as Young Man
- Christina Isabella Mani as Shima
Crew
- Wayne Blair - Director
- Hanna Weg - Writer
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