Maryam (2002)

Director:

Ramin Serry

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Cultures clash. Hearts break. People change.

Plot:

An Iranian-born teenager living in suburban New Jersey thinks of herself as simply an American until anti-Iranian sentiment erupts in her community after American hostages are held in Iran. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Mariam Parris	...	Mary Armin
David Ackert	...	Ali Armin
Shaun Toub	...	Dr. Darius Armin
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Homa Armin
Maz Jobrani	...	Reza
Victor Jory	...	Jamie
Sabine Singh	...	Jill
Michael Blieden	...	Pete
Jason Nash	...	Joel
Goli Samii	...	Leila
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Armin Amiri	...	Ali
Gillian Thomas	...	High school girl

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Centre Street Productions

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene where Mary's father (Darius) turns around and leaves, after he is prevented from entering the store after the store owner posts the "Closed" sign and hides in the back, a 1990 Volvo 740GL rolls slowly by in the street in front of him. The film's setting is 1979.

best film about race in america in a long time

This film was simply fantastic and my favorite from Roger Ebert's 3rd Annual Overlooked Film Fest. The girl who plays Maryam gives an incredible performance and i can't say enough good things about the script. It was an excellent tale about what it was like to be a regular American teen who happened to be of Iranian descent during the hostage crisis in '79. This film manages to be poignant and thought-provoking about race relations in America without beating the audience over the head with the "SpikeLee Stick". good and good for you.