The Persian Version

The Persian Version

Based on a true story... sort of.

2023•1h 48m•5.9/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(37)

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.

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Production

Archer Gray, Marakesh Films, AgX, A Bigger Boat, Stage 6 Films, City Boy Hands

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Layla Mohammadi

Layla Mohammadi

Leila

Niousha Noor

Niousha Noor

Shireen

Kamand Shafieisabet

Young Shireen

Bijan Daneshmand

Bijan Daneshmand

Ali Reza

Bella Warda

Mamanjoon

Chiara Stella

Chiara Stella

Young Leila

Tom Byrne

Tom Byrne

Maximillian

Shervin Alenabi

Shervin Alenabi

Young Ali Reza

Parmida Vand

Nurse Roja

Sachli Gholamalizad

Sachli Gholamalizad

Young Mamanjoon

Arty Froushan

Arty Froushan

Majid

Samuel Tehrani

Samuel Tehrani

Shivaz

Jerry Habibi

Jerry Habibi

Abbas

Parsa Kaffash

Vahid

Reza Diako

Reza Diako

Hamid

Andrew Malik

Andrew Malik

Eman

Mia Foo

Mia Foo

Elena

Boshra Dastournezhad

Soussan

Ash Goldeh

Ash Goldeh

Babajoon

M. Mehdi Tahmasebi

Zal

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