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The Persian Version
The Persian Version

The Persian Version

Based on a true story... sort of.

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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When a large Iranian-American family gathers in New York City for the patriarch’s heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered and catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$534000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

20 October 2023

Country

United States of America

Cast

Layla Mohammadi

Layla Mohammadi

Leila

Niousha Noor

Niousha Noor

Shireen

Kamand Shafieisabet

Kamand Shafieisabet

Young Shireen

Bijan Daneshmand

Bijan Daneshmand

Ali Reza

Bella Warda

Bella Warda

Mamanjoon

Chiara Stella

Chiara Stella

Young Leila

Tom Byrne

Tom Byrne

Maximillian

Shervin Alenabi

Shervin Alenabi

Young Ali Reza

Parmida Vand

Parmida Vand

Nurse Roja

Sachli Gholamalizad

Sachli Gholamalizad

Young Mamanjoon

Arty Froushan

Arty Froushan

Majid

Samuel Tehrani

Samuel Tehrani

Shivaz

Jerry Habibi

Jerry Habibi

Abbas

Parsa Kaffash

Parsa Kaffash

Vahid

Reza Diako

Reza Diako

Hamid

Andrew Malik

Andrew Malik

Eman

Mia Foo

Mia Foo

Elena

Boshra Dastournezhad

Boshra Dastournezhad

Soussan

Ash Goldeh

Ash Goldeh

Babajoon

M. Mehdi Tahmasebi

M. Mehdi Tahmasebi

Zal

Kamyab Falahati

Kamyab Falahati

Rostam

Satya Nikhil Polisetti

Satya Nikhil Polisetti

Raj Patel

Kathryn Barnett

Kathryn Barnett

Dr. Manzano

Cemre Ebüzziya

Cemre Ebüzziya

Dr. Anahita

Alexander Dane

Alexander Dane

Instructor

Michael Mannai

Michael Mannai

Teacher

Giovanni Lelli

Giovanni Lelli

Surgeon

Saeid Salehi

Saeid Salehi

Airport Officer

Aylin Dilara White

Aylin Dilara White

Phone Receptionist

Rana Caliskan

Rana Caliskan

Hospital Administrator

Melek Sani

Melek Sani

Aunt Mahdis

Vani Murazi

Vani Murazi

Priya Anand

Derin Arduman

Derin Arduman

Grocery Clerk

Ned Mardin

Ned Mardin

Lawyer

Florans Atlantis

Florans Atlantis

Nasir

Kenneth Fine

Kenneth Fine

Jim

Sean Yazici

Sean Yazici

Young Majid

Kartal Bilcanli

Kartal Bilcanli

Young Abbas

Nima Tavanaei

Nima Tavanaei

Young Hamid

Mohammadmoeid Zalaghi

Mohammadmoeid Zalaghi

Young Zal

Seyhan Kiskacioglu

Seyhan Kiskacioglu

Young Rostam

Ege Ares Sirali

Ege Ares Sirali

Young Eman

Zahra Khonshnafs

Zahra Khonshnafs

Farrah Alavi

Siamak Bahramzadeh

Siamak Bahramzadeh

Wedding Singer / Dr. Alavi

Tina Mahdizadehsari

Tina Mahdizadehsari

Ob/Gyn

Sanem Rahmani

Sanem Rahmani

Nurse

Magde Karagoz

Magde Karagoz

Calm Nurse

Bircan Caglar

Bircan Caglar

Nervous Nurse

Nick Grau

Nick Grau

News Reporter

Parmis Abrari

Parmis Abrari

Iranian Student

Kamila Korkmaz

Kamila Korkmaz

American Student

Barbaros Arikan

Barbaros Arikan

Daniel Azizam

Matona Zulu

Matona Zulu

Store Employee

Soufi Ahora

Soufi Ahora

Young Boy

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