Superstar (2009 film)
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| Superstar | |
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| Directed by | Tahmineh Milani |
| Written by | Tahmineh Milani |
| Produced by | Mohammad Nikbin |
| Starring | Shahab Hosseini |
| Cinematography | Alireza Zarrindast |
| Edited by | Mastaneh Mohajer |
| Music by | Nasser Cheshmeh Azar |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Superstar (in Persian: سوپر استار) is an Iranian film directed and written by Tahmineh Milani, produced in 2008 in Iran.
Kourosh Zand (Shahab Hosseini), a spoiled Iranian screen idol, meets Raha Azimi (Fataneh Malek-Mohammadi), a teenage girl who claims to be his daughter. She moves in with him, disrupting his privileged lifestyle.[1]
Cast
- Shahab Hosseini - Kourosh Zand
- Nasrin Moghanloo - Shahla
- Fataneh Malek Mohammadi - Raha Azimi
- Sara Khoeiniha - Director's wife
- Elsa Firouz Azar - Sarah
- Reza Rashidpour - Kourosh' colleague
- Mohammad Reza Sharifinia - Director
- Narges Mohammadi - Stage Secretary
- Fariba Kosari - Mother of Kourosh
- Leila Zare
- Afsaneh Bayegan
- Tina Taherizadeh - Beggar child
Reception
Reviewers have compared Superstar unfavourably to Milani's previous films, with Chicago Reader reviewer J R Jones stating "Milani is best known for films exposing the plight of women in the Islamic republic [...] Any such themes are downplayed in this sentimental story",[1] and in the Los Angeles Times, Gary Goldstein says that "Tahmineh Milani is considered one of Iran's most accomplished filmmakers, but you wouldn't necessarily glean that from her disappointing drama: Superstar".[2]
However, LA Weekly reviewer Tim Grierson notes that "at least Superstar exhibits a tender, intelligent sweetness, which helps to temper the utter conventionality and more melodramatic moments".[3]