Septembers of Shiraz

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Septembers of Shiraz

PG-13

2016

1h 50m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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After creating a prosperous life in Iran, a Jewish family may be forced to abandon everything as a revolution looms on the horizon.

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

There might be some way to depict the Iranian Revolution on film, but Septembers of Shiraz is not it.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 9, 2017

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

A wildly inauthentic American melodrama about the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 7, 2016

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

Another vacuous melodrama/thriller that doesn't lay a glove on the era's historical complexities.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jun 24, 2016

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Mae Abdulbaki

Movies with Mae

The lack of emotion and depth makes for a movie that is hard to sit through, and all because it decides to tell and not show.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 22, 2018

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Jim Schembri

3AW

Though the film has failed to make any impression, it is an effectively mounted portrait of how regime change can help mask the agendas of the lawless. That two highly-regarded indigenous filmmakers would dare take on such a risky project deserves kudos.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 26, 2016

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Made with passion and compassion, Septembers of Shiraz is a marvelously crafted film that leaves a lasting impression

Jul 9, 2016

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Leila K

Great movie showing the sad reality of Iranian revolution by bunch of criminals and thieves

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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Claudiu I

It seems the film only scratched the surface of such complex subject. Human suffering is what makes us, viewers, to understand injustice. Image is not impressive, acting is good. Characters have some inconsistencies and they seem to not fully understanding the gravity of situation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Although the movie story telling is really monotonous, however, I am happy that finally someone decided to show how destructive this Islamic Revolution has been to Iran. A bunch of thugs and scum-bags took over and destroyed my beautiful country.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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It captures what it might feel like to be caught and at the mercy of an oppressive and unpredictable regime. It brought out the common humanity of torturer and tortured. An extremely engrossing film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

A reminder of how a theocracy replaced a so-called kingdom, this movie is light on details but does show how movements aren't as pure as they profess.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

It's a bad time for Brody to be Jewish in Iran - and when he's abducted by those taking power, he's gotta fight to survive.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

After creating a prosperous life in Iran, a Jewish family may be forced to abandon everything as a revolution looms on the horizon.

Director: Wayne Blair
Producer: Gerard Butler, Heidi Jo Markel, Danielle Robinson, Alan Siegel, Hanna Weg, Les Weldon
Screenwriter: Hanna Weg
Distributor: Momentum Pictures
Production Co: G-BASE, Millennium Films, Ambi Pictures, Eclectic Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Brutality|Brief Strong Language|Thematic Content|Disturbing Images|Interrogation|Some Partial Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 24, 2016
Runtime: 1h 50m

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