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Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

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Reading Lolita in Tehran

2024

1h 47m

7.3(76 votes)

Drama

Overview

In 1979, amidst censorship and religious extremism, a revolutionary literature professor in Tehran gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.

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Topia Communications

Rosamont

Minerva Pictures

MiC

United King Films

RAI Cinema

WestEnd Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Azar Nafisi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Sanaz

Mina Kavani

Mina Kavani

Nassrin

Bahar Beihaghi

Bahar Beihaghi

Mahshid

Isabella Nefar

Isabella Nefar

Yassi

Raha Rahbari

Raha Rahbari

Manna

Lara Wolf

Lara Wolf

Azin

Shahbaz Noshir

Shahbaz Noshir

Magician

Arash Marandi

Arash Marandi

Bijan Nafisi

Catayoune Ahmadi

Catayoune Ahmadi

Mahtab

Creative team

Directed by: Eran Riklis
Written by: Marjorie David
Eran Riklis
Produced by: Santo Versace
Michael Sharfshtein

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