• Festival 40
  • Director: Eran Riklis
  • Italy, Israel 2024
  • 108 minutes
  • , English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Azar Nafisi, a former professor at Tehran University, secretly gathers her most dedicated female students to read forbidden Western classics. As fundamentalists seize control, the women remove their veils and speak openly about their hopes, loves, femininity, and their search for a place in an oppressive society. By reading Lolita in Tehran, they celebrate the liberating power of literature in revolutionary Iran.

Filmography:  Shelter (2017), Dancing Arabs (2014), Zaytoun (2013), Playoff (2012), The Human Resources Manager (2010), Lemon Tree (2008), The Syrian Bride (2004), Vulcan Junction (1999), Zohar (1993), Cup Final (1991). 

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  • Director Eran Riklis
  • Production Marica Stocchi, Gianluca Curti, Moshe Edery, Santo Versace, Eran Riklis, Michael Sharfshtein
  • Script Marjorie David, based on the novel by Azar Nafisi
  • Cinematography Hélène Louvart
  • Editing Arik Lahav-Leibovich
  • Music Jonathan Riklis
  • Sound Design Aviv Aldema, Nin Hazan
  • Actors Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mina Kavani
  • Pro. Companies United King Films, Minerva Pictures, Rosamont with Rai Cinema, Eran Riklis Productions, Topia Communications
  • Source United King Films