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Septembers of Shiraz
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

Based on true events

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In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

15 September 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Isaac

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Farnez

Gabriella Wright

Gabriella Wright

Farideh

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Habibeh

Bashar Rahal

Bashar Rahal

Komiteh Member

Alon Aboutboul

Alon Aboutboul

Mohsen

Anthony Azizi

Anthony Azizi

Mehdi

Nasser Memarzia

Nasser Memarzia

Mansoor

Maggie Parto

Maggie Parto

Voice Over

Armin Amiri

Armin Amiri

Keyvan

Boyko Krastanov

Boyko Krastanov

Young Man

Christina Isabella Mani

Christina Isabella Mani

Shima

Jamie Ward

Jamie Ward

Parviz Amin

Ariana Molkara

Ariana Molkara

Shirin

Ben Youcef

Ben Youcef

Muezzin

Alain Ali Washnevsky

Alain Ali Washnevsky

Behrouz Godsi

Aslı Bayram

Aslı Bayram

Shahla

Navid Navid

Navid Navid

Morteza

Ivailo Dimitrov

Ivailo Dimitrov

Mustafa

Liron Levo

Liron Levo

Navid Amin

Velislav Pavlov

Velislav Pavlov

Hossein

Dimitar Ilkov

Dimitar Ilkov

Man at the Weding

George Zlatarev

George Zlatarev

Farhad

Wadih Dona

Wadih Dona

Rostan

Leart Dokle

Leart Dokle

Guard at Gate

Nick Stanchev

Nick Stanchev

Refugee

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