Shirin (2009)

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.

Released

2009-04-18

Genres

Drama

Runtime

92 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Abbas Kiarostami, Mohammad Rahmanian

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 38 votes