The Persian Version
2023 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 5.8 · 61% critics
As an Iranian American family reunites in New York for a major surgery, long-buried tensions rise between a mother and daughter who have grown apart. A hidden truth about the family’s past pushes them into a messy, emotional look at identity, migration, and generational conflict.
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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-10-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (38 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy family dramedies about messy relationships and cultural clashes, somewhere between Landline and Father of the Bride; Not for you if you want big laughs, subtle writing, or a surprising payoff.
Pros: rich family tension; cultural and generational themes; strong central dynamic | Cons: uneven humor; leans on stereotypes; predictable finish
Themes
- iranian american
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic · 2023
- The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award · 2023
Cast & crew
Layla Mohammadi
as Leila
Niousha Noor
as Shireen
- KS
Kamand Shafieisabet
as Young Shireen
Bijan Daneshmand
as Ali Reza
- BW
Bella Warda
as Mamanjoon
Chiara Stella
as Young Leila
Tom Byrne
as Maximillian
Shervin Alenabi
as Young Ali Reza
- PV
Parmida Vand
as Nurse Roja
Sachli Gholamalizad
as Young Mamanjoon
Directed by Maryam Keshavarz