Terrestrial Verses

Terrestrial Verses

2023•1h 17m•7.4/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(54)

A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.

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Production

Taat Films, Seven Springs Pictures, Cynefilms, Tell Tall Tale

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Majid Salehi

Majid Salehi

Siamak

Gohar Kheyrandish

Gohar Kheyrandish

Mehri

Farzin Mohades

Farzin Mohades

Ali

Sadaf Asgari

Sadaf Asgari

Sadaf

Hossein Soleimani

Hossein Soleimani

Farbod

Faezeh Rad

Faezeh Rad

Faezeh

Bahram Ark

Bahram Ark

Young Father

Sarvin Zabetian

Sarvin Zabetian

Aram

Arghavan Shabani

Selena

Ardeshir Kazemi

Ardeshir Kazemi

100-year-old man

Babak Karimi

Babak Karimi

(voice)

Behnaz Jafari

Behnaz Jafari

(voice)

Sara Bahrami

Sara Bahrami

(voice)

Reza Behboudi

Reza Behboudi

(voice)

Kiumars Moradi

Kiumars Moradi

(voice)

Paria Yaghoubi

(voice)

Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran

(voice)

Tofigh Heidari

(voice)

Ali Asgari

Ali Asgari

(voice)

Alireza Khatami

Alireza Khatami

(voice)

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