Shirin (2008)
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.
Released: Jan 20, 2008
Runtime: 92 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Pegah Ahangarani, Mahnaz Afshar, Juliette Binoche, Golshifteh Farahani, Leila Hatami
Crew: Abbas Kiarostami (Director), Juliette Binoche (Thanks), Arash Sadeghi (Editor), Abbas Kiarostami (Editor), Nima Dabirzadeh (First Assistant Camera), Nizami Ganjavi (Story)