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Septembers of Shiraz

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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 01/09/2017
1.5/5
There might be some way to depict the Iranian Revolution on film, but Septembers of Shiraz is not it. Go to Full Review
Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 07/07/2016
1.5/5
A wildly inauthentic American melodrama about the 1979 Iranian revolution. Go to Full Review
Godfrey Cheshire RogerEbert.com 06/24/2016
0.5/4
Another vacuous melodrama/thriller that doesn't lay a glove on the era's historical complexities. Go to Full Review
Mae Abdulbaki Movies with Mae 08/22/2018
1.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri 3AW 12/26/2016
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile 07/09/2016
Made with passion and compassion, Septembers of Shiraz is a marvelously crafted film that leaves a lasting impression Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Leila K 12/04/2024 Great movie showing the sad reality of Iranian revolution by bunch of criminals and thieves See more Claudiu I 01/22/2023 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. See more 02/06/2022 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. See more 01/12/2022 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. See more 10/12/2021 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. See more 07/31/2021 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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