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Release Year1989
Runtime0h 56m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorPenny Cherns
WritersTariq Ali, Howard Brenton
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsIranian Nights
About Iranian Nights
A Channel Four special presentation of the Royal Court Theatre 1989 production, London. with Paul Bhattacharjee, Nabil Shaban and Fiona Victory. "Iranian Nights" was a play written and produced as a direct response by writers and artists to the notorious Feb 14 1989 Fatwa (a sentence of death) from Iran's leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, placed on Salman Rushdie for his novel "The Satanic Verses", regarded by fundamentalist Muslims as blasphemous.
Directed by Penny Cherns, Iranian Nights leans on a strong ensemble — Paul Bhattacharjee, Nabil Shaban, Fiona Victory — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1989.
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