The Persian Version

Oct 20, 2023

1h 48m

★ 5.9

Based on a true story... sort of.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Archer Gray

Marakesh Films

AgX

A Bigger Boat

Stage 6 Films

City Boy Hands

The Persian Version Trailers

Cast

Leila

Layla Mohammadi

Shireen

Niousha Noor

Young Shireen

Kamand Shafieisabet

Ali Reza

Bijan Daneshmand

Mamanjoon

Bella Warda

Young Leila

Chiara Stella

Maximillian

Tom Byrne

Young Ali Reza

Shervin Alenabi

Nurse Roja

Parmida Vand

Young Mamanjoon

Sachli Gholamalizad

Majid

Arty Froushan

Shivaz

Samuel Tehrani

The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life poetically narrates the story of a community of Iranian Americans who have made the San Francisco Bay Area their home over the past five decades. The film explores Iranian immigration through turbulent histories of dissent, revolution, war, and separation, and the reinvention of identity in a new land and culture. The Dawn is Too Far highlights how Iranian students, activists, and artists have navigated displacement while drawing on and influencing Bay Area culture. This community offers a more nuanced story of the Iranian diaspora—the ways that this community enriches the region where they live, work, and build families. The Dawn is Too Far undermines the tired and overplayed news headlines that are dominated by narratives of enmity and mistrust between the government of Iran and the U.S., to offer a more humane understanding of the how people's lives and the sacrifices they make are part of the larger story of immigration.

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