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Shirin (2008)

Original title: شیرین

2008-01-20 · 1h 32m · FA
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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.

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Abbas KiarostamiDirector

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Taraneh AlidoostiTaraneh AlidoostiWoman in audiencePegah AhangaraniPegah AhangaraniWoman in audienceMahnaz AfsharMahnaz AfsharWoman in audienceJuliette BinocheJuliette BinocheWoman in audienceGolshifteh FarahaniGolshifteh FarahaniWoman in audienceLeila HatamiLeila HatamiWoman in audienceBehnaz JafariBehnaz JafariWoman in audienceMahtab KeramatiMahtab KeramatiWoman in audienceNiki KarimiNiki KarimiWoman in audienceMerila ZareiMerila ZareiBaran KosariBaran KosariTannaz TabatabaeiTannaz Tabatabaei

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference351114Actor preference476081 · 474267 · 476522Country preferenceIrDecade preference2000

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What is Shirin about?

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.

How long is Shirin?

Shirin has a runtime of 92 minutes.

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