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America So Beautiful

America So Beautiful

Genres

Drama

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This film follows the odyssey of a group of Iranian immigrants in Los Angeles, trying to find their place in America amidst the unfolding of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

11 October 2001

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Exiled actress

Mansour

Mansour

Houshang

David Diaan

David Diaan

Parviz

Diane Gaidry

Diane Gaidry

Lucy

Houshang Touzie

Houshang Touzie

Sahmi

Ally Porabas

Ally Porabas

Hamid (as Alan De Satti)

Atossa Leoni

Atossa Leoni

Maryam

Hallie Bird

Hallie Bird

Girlfriend

Kamilla Bjorlin

Kamilla Bjorlin

John Cato

John Cato

Michael Tuba Heatherton

Michael Tuba Heatherton

Uncle Sam/Accordionist/Fantasy Bouncer

Zakareth Ruben

Zakareth Ruben

American girl

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