The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic73/100
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Desiree AkhavanDirector
- Desiree AkhavanScreenplay
- Josephine WiggsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Desiree AkhavanShirin
- Rebecca HendersonMaxine
- Halley FeifferCrystal
- Ryan FitzsimmonsBrendan
- Anh DuongNasrin
- Hooman MajdMerhdad
- Arian MoayedAli
- Justine CotsonasLayli
- Scott AdsitKen
- Maryann UrbanoJackie
- Michael LonerganJacques
- Annalisa GrazianoFelicia
Stills
Themes
new york citybisexualitylesbian relationshiplonelinessrelationshipurban settingbrooklyn, new york citycunnilingusthreesomelgbttwenty somethingwoman director