No One Knows About Persian Cats
2009 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.7 · 83% critics
Two young musicians in Tehran scramble to put together a band for an overseas concert while navigating permits, paperwork, and the risks of performing outside the mainstream. As they search for players and opportunities, the pressure builds around whether they can secure the documents needed to leave the country.
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Details
- Original title
- کسی از گربههای ایرانی خبر نداره
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-12-23
- Language
- FA
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (80 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like music-driven stories about underground scenes and the push to break out, like Leto or 24 Hour Party People; Not for you if you want a light, low-stress watch.
Pros: urgent music scene energy; grounded city atmosphere; strong sense of stakes | Cons: loose story structure; stressful tone throughout; limited character depth
Themes
- courthouse
- authoritarianism
- clandestine life
- iran music
- music
- docufiction
Cast & crew
- NS
Negar Shaghaghi
as Negar
- AK
Ashkan Koshanejad
as Ashkan
Hamed Behdad
as Nader
- BM
Babak Mirzakhani
as Mirza Band Member
- KM
Kosh Mirzahi
as Yellow Dogs Band Member
Bahman Ghobadi
as Bahman
Directed by Bahman Ghobadi