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The Persian Version

When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.

Director

Maryam Keshavarz

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$559,820

Production

Archer Gray,Marakesh Films,AgX,A Bigger Boat,Stage 6 Films,City Boy Hands

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations total

Homepage

https://tickets.thepersianversionmovie.com

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[in Persian]
Modesty is beauty and heavenly. - The Persian Version

[in Persian] Modesty is beauty and heavenly.

[Leila] The only way to survive was
to not put my faith in any of the rules. - The Persian Version

[Leila] The only way to survive was to not put my faith in a...

[Leila] Not science, not politics. - The Persian Version

[Leila] Not science, not politics.

The only thing
that I could put my faith in was art. - The Persian Version

The only thing that I could put my faith in was art.

[Leila]
Growing up in a home with eight boys, - The Persian Version

[Leila] Growing up in a home with eight boys,

[Leila] I smuggled Michael Jackson,
Prince and Cyndi Lauper - The Persian Version

[Leila] I smuggled Michael Jackson, Prince and Cyndi Lauper

[pensive notes chime] - The Persian Version

[pensive notes chime]

[Leila] I loved
those mother-daughter trips to Iran. - The Persian Version

[Leila] I loved those mother-daughter trips to Iran.

- ♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪
- ♪ Girls just wanna have fun ♪ - The Persian Version

- ♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪ - ♪ Girls just wanna ...

[pensive music playing] - The Persian Version

[pensive music playing]

[boy whoops] - The Persian Version

Ever wonder what it's like running
into your ex when you look like shit? - The Persian Version

Ever wonder what it's like running into your ex when yo...

- Don't scream.
- [screams] - The Persian Version

- Don't scream. - [screams]

- [boy] She put on the gorilla mask.
- [Elena] Is that you? - The Persian Version

- [boy] She put on the gorilla mask. - [Elena] Is that you?

- You've gotta stop calling me.
- [Leila] Maybe I called a few times. - The Persian Version

- You've gotta stop calling me. - [Leila] Maybe I calle...

[Leila] It's just that I think we should
give it another shot. I still love you. - The Persian Version

[Leila] It's just that I think we should give it anothe...

[Elena]
I don't think you know how to love, - The Persian Version

[Elena] I don't think you know how to love,

- Really, Elena? We're still going there?
- I've moved on, let me have my life. - The Persian Version

- Really, Elena? We're still going there? - I've m...

[pop music playing] - The Persian Version

[pop music playing]

[in Persian] Shireen, darling.
Make peace with your daughter. - The Persian Version

[in Persian] Shireen, darling. Make peace with your daughter...

- [cell phone chimes]
- [snoring] - The Persian Version

- [cell phone chimes] - [snoring]

[lively music playing] - The Persian Version

[lively music playing]

- Where's Leila?
- You know Leila. God knows. - The Persian Version

- Where's Leila? - You know Leila. God knows.

[Hamid] Uh, hi, our father's gonna have
a surgery soon, - The Persian Version

[Hamid] Uh, hi, our father's gonna have a surgery soon,

[Leila]
Crazy, my dad's about to get a heart. - The Persian Version

[Leila] Crazy, my dad's about to get a heart.

[Shireen]
Leila, I didn't want to call you, - The Persian Version

[Shireen] Leila, I didn't want to call you,

[in Persian] Hey, moron, it's a car,
not a donkey. Move it! - The Persian Version

[in Persian] Hey, moron, it's a car, not a donkey. Move...

[Persian music playing on radio] - The Persian Version

[Persian music playing on radio]

Yah Imam Zaman! We need your help. - The Persian Version

Yah Imam Zaman! We need your help.

[motorcycle engine revving] - The Persian Version

[motorcycle engine revving]

[Leila] Stop! Wait, wait, wait. - The Persian Version

[Leila] Stop! Wait, wait, wait.

So Shia Muslims are really
into this magic realist stuff. - The Persian Version

So Shia Muslims are really into this magic realist stuff.

In our family, there's always someone
who comes to save the day. - The Persian Version

In our family, there's always someone who comes to save...

He's this amazing saint.
He disappeared a few hundred years ago. - The Persian Version

He's this amazing saint. He disappeared a few hundred y...

A true believer says his name
and he appears in times of need, - The Persian Version

A true believer says his name and he appears in times of nee...

Oh, you're skeptical, huh?
Well, I sort of am too. - The Persian Version

Oh, you're skeptical, huh? Well, I sort of am too.

This close to getting what she wants, - The Persian Version

This close to getting what she wants,

Well, because you just can't.
Just trust me on this. - The Persian Version

Well, because you just can't. Just trust me on this.

[horn honks] - The Persian Version

Gonna have your very own personal,
Persian fan club after this. - The Persian Version

Gonna have your very own personal, Persian fan club after th...

- [whispering indistinctly]
- Just immediate family, please. - The Persian Version

- [whispering indistinctly] - Just immediate family, please.

These aren't even all of my siblings.
They're like a litter of cats. - The Persian Version

These aren't even all of my siblings. They're like...

Usually the stronger kittens
eat the weaker ones. - The Persian Version

Usually the stronger kittens eat the weaker ones.

Mama, Dr. Balestri is
the best heart surgeon in New York. - The Persian Version

Mama, Dr. Balestri is the best heart surgeon in New York.

But, Dad, the same can't be said
for the heart you're getting. - The Persian Version

But, Dad, the same can't be said for the heart you'...

You've been in and out
of hospital for so long, - The Persian Version

You've been in and out of hospital for so long,

[sobs] - The Persian Version

[Majid] Dad, with your history, - The Persian Version

[Majid] Dad, with your history,

I haven't lost many patients,
but this is still an experimental program. - The Persian Version

I haven't lost many patients, but this is still an expe...

[whispering in Persian] - The Persian Version

[whispering in Persian]

And when I wake up,
I want to see all my children. - The Persian Version

And when I wake up, I want to see all my children.

Are you okay? They told me you were sick. - The Persian Version

Are you okay? They told me you were sick.

- Shall I take you to the hospital?
- Your mother doesn't want me there. - The Persian Version

- Shall I take you to the hospital? - Your mother doesn'...

You two can't fight forever. - The Persian Version

You two can't fight forever.

If you want to understand your mother,
write about her. - The Persian Version

If you want to understand your mother, write about her.

[sighs] - The Persian Version

[Persian rap music playing on radio] - The Persian Version

[Persian rap music playing on radio]

[Leila]
So are you ready to meet my family? - The Persian Version

[Leila] So are you ready to meet my family?

Well, happy Thanksgiving, Mom.
Uh, you remember Elena. - The Persian Version

Well, happy Thanksgiving, Mom. Uh, you remember Elena.

Happy Thanksgiving.
I actually have a cold. - The Persian Version

Happy Thanksgiving. I actually have a cold.

[high-pitched tone rings] - The Persian Version

[high-pitched tone rings]

Of all people,
Grandpa would want me to live my truth. - The Persian Version

Of all people, Grandpa would want me to live my truth.

Hiding behind Dad,
hiding behind your father. - The Persian Version

Hiding behind Dad, hiding behind your father.

It's not them who don't want me
to be who I am, it's you. - The Persian Version

It's not them who don't want me to be who I am, it...

[scoffs] - The Persian Version

I think you should leave.
You and Elena, both of you. - The Persian Version

I think you should leave. You and Elena, both of you.

You want to live outside the rules,
live outside the rules. - The Persian Version

You want to live outside the rules, live outside the rules.

[door slams] - The Persian Version

[music fades] - The Persian Version

If you're gonna have one last boyfriend
before becoming gay, - The Persian Version

If you're gonna have one last boyfriend before becoming...

[in Persian] We're not together anymore.
We broke up like nine years ago. - The Persian Version

[in Persian] We're not together anymore. We broke up li...

You did good.
You don't love him, leave him. - The Persian Version

You did good. You don't love him, leave him.

But if you must, put it in the back door,
so you stay a virgin. - The Persian Version

But if you must, put it in the back door, so you stay a virg...

I let Grandpa do that
before we got married. - The Persian Version

I let Grandpa do that before we got married.

You think we just stared
across the room at each other? - The Persian Version

You think we just stared across the room at each other?

Do you know
why your parents came to America? - The Persian Version

Do you know why your parents came to America?

[pensive music playing] - The Persian Version

[pensive music playing]

Then there was the revolution...
and then the war. - The Persian Version

Then there was the revolution... and then the war.

[pensive music continues] - The Persian Version

[pensive music continues]

If you want to learn
how to make ghormeh sabzi, - The Persian Version

If you want to learn how to make ghormeh sabzi,

[boys chattering] - The Persian Version

[boys chattering]

[boys chattering] - The Persian Version

[boys chattering]

[gentle, lilting music playing] - The Persian Version

[gentle, lilting music playing]

[music fades] - The Persian Version

Look. I've gotten so many compliments. - The Persian Version

Look. I've gotten so many compliments.

I brought you a little gift.
I hope you like it. - The Persian Version

I brought you a little gift. I hope you like it.

[lively Persian music
playing over speakers] - The Persian Version

[lively Persian music playing over speakers]

[poignant music playing] - The Persian Version

[poignant music playing]

Instead of helping me, you're doing this?
Go back to the party. - The Persian Version

Instead of helping me, you're doing this? Go back to th...

[Leila] It's amazing
what a good night's sleep can do. - The Persian Version

[Leila] It's amazing what a good night's sleep can...

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When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.

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Director: Maryam Keshavarz

Writer: Maryam Keshavarz

Production: Archer Gray,Marakesh Films,AgX,A Bigger Boat,Stage 6 Films,City Boy Hands

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 61/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: $559,820

Released: 05 Dec 2023

Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Homepage: https://tickets.thepersianversionmovie.com