Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Nazanin Boniadi | ... | Shirin | |
Riley Smith | ... | William | |
Amy Madigan | ... | Rachel | |
Marshall Manesh | ... | Nader | |
Maz Jobrani | ... | Mike | |
Anita Khalatbari | ... | Maryam | |
Max Amini | ... | Ed | |
George Wallace | ... | Officer Henderson | |
Annie Little | ... | Vicky | |
Samantha Colburn | ... | Helen | |
Steven Schub | ... | Rick | |
Sam Golzari | ... | Ben | |
Nick Soper | ... | Officer Clifford | |
Andy Madadian | ... | Andy | |
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Mervin Gilbert | ... | Dale |
Love has no borders and therein lies the premise of the charming, new Iranian-American romantic comedy "Shirin in Love." Nazanin Boniadi plays Shirin, an absent-minded, young Iranian-American living in "Tehrangeles" (the large Iranian community in Los Angeles) with her overbearing mother and empathetic father. Despite being engaged for years to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself breaking loyalty and tradition when she falls in love with a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in northern California. As her secret unravels and cultures clash, Shirin discovers what it ultimately means to be true to herself. Written by Sideshow Releasing
The story itself was beautiful. Its one that many Iranian American girls can relate to. This movie shows the struggles of a Persian girl who has adapted to the American culture while her parents are still living a Persian life style. I loved having a English speaking Iranian movie which showed Persian life in the U.S. Although it might have had a few short comings, it was entertaining and one of a kind. The best part of the movie is if any people who aren't Persian watch it, they will still understand the movie, get a little insight into the culture and feel like the movie was directed towards everyone, not just English speaking Persian. I hope to see more movies like it in the future that are made in the U.S for Persian-Americans.