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Release Year2009
Runtime1h 32m
LanguagePersian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes38
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
WritersMohammad Rahmanian
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsShirin
About Shirin
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.
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Shirin leans on a strong ensemble — Taraneh Alidoosti, Golshifteh Farahani, Juliette Binoche — 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 2009.
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