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Shirin

Shirin

Shirin

Shirin

You are the screen, they are the audience.

2009•1h 32m•

★6.2(37 ratings)

Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Writers

Farrideh Golbou, Mohammad Rahmanian

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Main Cast

Taraneh Alidoosti

Taraneh Alidoosti

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Hedie Tehrani

Hedie Tehrani

Pegah Ahangarani

Pegah Ahangarani

Baran Kosari

Baran Kosari

Tannaz Tabatabaei

Tannaz Tabatabaei

Ateneh Faghih Nasiri

Ateneh Faghih Nasiri

Azita Hajian

Azita Hajian

Afsaneh Bayegan

Afsaneh Bayegan

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Writing

Writer: Farrideh Golbou
Screenplay: Mohammad Rahmanian
Original Story: Hakim Nezami Ganjavi

Production

Producer: Hamideh Razavi
Producer: Abbas Kiarostami
Casting: Hadiseh Tehrani
Casting Assistant: Mitra Aghamir

Music & Sound

Sound: Mohammad Reza Delpak
Sound Recordist: Mani Hashemian
Sound Recordist: Reza Narimizadeh
Music: Heshmat Sanjari
Music: Morteza Hananeh
Music: Hossein Dehlavi

Cinematography

Still Photographer: Nima Dabirzadeh
First Assistant Camera: Nima Dabirzadeh
Director of Photography: Mahmoud Kalari
Director of Photography: Hooman Behmanesh
First Assistant Camera: Koohyar Kalari
First Assistant Camera: Roozbeh Raiga

Editing

Editor: Arash Sadeghi
Editor: Abbas Kiarostami
Color Grading: Kambiz Safari

Art Direction

Title Illustration: Nasrollah Afjei
Title Designer: Arash Sadeghi
Title Designer: Bahman Kiarostami

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Mehrdad Mirkiani
Assistant Makeup Artist: Raheleh Nematzadeh

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "You are the screen, they are the audience."

#2

The original title is "شیرین" (FA).

#3

The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).

#4

The film was directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

#5

The screenplay was written by Farrideh Golbou and Mohammad Rahmanian.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Mahmoud Kalari.

#7

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 100 credited actors.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1284587.

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Rating

6.2/10

Average

37 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

شیرین

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

فارسی

Country of Origin:

Iran

Production Companies:

Kiarostami Foundation

Kiarostami Foundation