5.7
1st Born
2019
“Based on a true story... sort of.”
The Persian Version (2023)
October 20, 20231h 48mEN
5.9
37 votes
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.
Director
Maryam KeshavarzWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$534K
Production Companies
Archer GrayMarakesh FilmsAgXA Bigger BoatStage 6 FilmsCity Boy Hands
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6.0"Leila" (Layla Mohammadi) has a sort of love/hate relationship with her mother "Shireen" (Kamand Shafieisabet who morphs into the formidable Niousha Noor) that seems to centre around the former's more independent, and lesbian, lifestyle in the United States to where the family emigrated from Iran. What's bringing all this familial strife to an head is the fact that her father is suffering from heart problems in hospital. They are all gathering around to be supportive and "Shireen" can barely suffer her daughter to remain in the same room. Now "Leila" has been told their arrival in America was…
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