NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS
2009
Docu Fiction, 90 min, Iran / Germany
Director: Bahman Ghobadi
Production: mijfilm in Coproduction with mîtosfilm
Cast: Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Koshanejad, Hamed Behdad, Abrang, Bahman Ardalan, Hichkas, Pouya Hosseini, Hamed Seyyed Javadi, Tabar Mehdi, Kosh Mirzahi, Babak Mirzakhani, Nikaien, Ali Rahmani
Festivals & Awards (Selection): International Film Festival Cannes, Opening Film "Un certain Regard"
Recently released from prison, two young musicians - a man and a woman - decide to form a band. Together they trawl the underworld of contemporary Tehran searching for other players. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan to escape from their clandestine existence, and dream of performing in Europe. But with no money and no passports, it won’t be easy...