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No One Knows About Persian Cats

Type:
Feature Film

Director:
Bahman Ghobadi

Year:
2009

Time:
107 minutes

Language:
Farsi with English subtitles
    Winner! — Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival

"A heart-pounding descent into the illegal underground music scene of Tehran comes at you like the scream of an electric guitar."
—Los Angeles Times

"An out-front attack on cultural repression."
—The Village Voice

Renowned Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (Half Moon, A Time For Drunken Horses) returns with "an exhilarating examination of a leading Iranian criminal enterprise—music" (The Wall Street Journal).

Co-written by imprisoned Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, the film is an indictment of artistic repression in Iran's exciting underground music scene and a funny and moving celebration of an entire generation of Iranians striving towards personal and creative freedom.

Filmed in secret and featuring extraordinary performances by real underground bands, No One Knows About Persian Cats follows a pair of young musicians, recently released from prison, on a mission to take their rock band to Europe. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan their escape abroad with a fast-talking music promoter.

Vowing to play one last show before leaving Tehran, their dangerous mission takes them on a free-wheeling journey through the city's vibrant and diverse underground scene, home to an estimated 2,000 illegal independent bands.

DVD Special Features:

  • "Making of" featurette
  • Theatrical trailer
  • PREVIEW CLIP:
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