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This "true story, sort of" dramedy recounts the life of director Maryam Keshavarz, a queer Iranian immigrant flimmaker and her conflicts with her mother in innovative, entertaining fashion.
A few years ago, I reviewed The Big Sick and pondered the possibility of Muslim filmmakers gaining an identity in Western cinema like other ethnic and religious minorities have before them. It seems to be happening now — Desirée Akhavan’s bisexual romance Appropriate Behavior, Ana Lily Amirpour’s vampire movie A Girl
A sensation at the Sundance Film Festival, director Maryam Keshavarz's family comedy finds a wavelength of its own, even if she has a hard time cutting subplots.
Sundance movie review: Joyous 'Persian Version' is feel-good movie of fest. The Persian Version, which premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, is an invigorating mother and daughter story. Using tried-and-true cinematic techniques, and breaking a few narrative rules, The Persian Version is pure heart manifested on screen.
"The Persian Version" breaks the fourth wall and uses energetic cinematic techniques to tell a generational story of Iranian-Americans that's inviting and emotional for everyone.