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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Actors: Mahnaz Afshar, Pegah Ahangarani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Kamand Amirsoleimani, Khatereh Asadi, Vishka Asayesh, Darya Ashoori, Ra'na Azadivar, Pantea Bahram

Release date: 2009-04-18

Country of origin: Islamic Republic of Iran

Length: 1h 32m

Ratings:

• 6.7/10
• 80%