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Cafe Setareh

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Vignettes detail the lives of three Iranian women in a poor Tehran community.

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Robert Koehler Variety 02/16/2007
The rare film equally influenced by Quentin Tarantino, Jean Renoir and William Saroyan, this time-winding triptych has a deep humanist sense and a feel for working-class folk whiling away the hours. Go to Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 02/15/2007
4/5
There's no lack of tear-jerking and melodramatic developments, but they are sustained by [director] Moghadam's steadfast belief in the mutually supportive value of community life, so endangered in rapidly changing, increasingly impersonal cities. Go to Full Review Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly 02/15/2007
[Director Saman] Moghadam keeps Caf Setareh bouncing along for a while, but as he shifts the story's perspective from one woman to the next, he covers so much of the same narrative ground that we feel like we've seen it all before. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Saman Moghadam

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Haniyeh Tavasoli

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Afsaneh Baygan

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Saman Moghadam

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Movie Info

Synopsis Vignettes detail the lives of three Iranian women in a poor Tehran community.
Director
Saman Moghadam
Screenwriter
Saman Moghadam
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 26, 2007
Runtime
1h 45m