Gibsons – Monday, Jan. 20, 7:30 pm
Sechelt – Thursday, Jan. 23, 2:00 pm
USA 2023, 107 min, Comedy/Drama
Director: Maryam Keshavarz
Starring: Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor
Leila (Layla Mohammadi), a young Iranian-American filmmaker, has a one-night stand with Maximillian (Tom Byrne), an actor appearing on stage in the title role of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. She subsequently finds out that she’s pregnant.
At a family reunion of Leila’s large family (she has eight brothers), Leila clashes with her very traditional mother Shireen (Niousha Noor) and spends time with her grandmother. In an extended flashback set in Iran, Shireen gets married at a young age to Ali Reza (Shervin Alanabi).
“The Persian Version is a mighty salute to not just Keshavarz’s own mother, but mothers and women all over the world, fighting for a better future and a better life.” Film Stories
Winner of Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award (2023)
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