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Released 2 years ago.
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Reading Lolita in Tehran
2024 1h 47m EN
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7.3
SOLID
★7.3TMDB · 76
Drama
Synopsis
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In 1979, amidst censorship and religious extremism, a revolutionary literature professor in Tehran gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Golshifteh Farahani
Azar Nafisi
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Sanaz
Mina Kavani
Nassrin
Bahar Beihaghi
Mahshid
Isabella Nefar
Yassi
Raha Rahbari
Manna
Lara Wolf
Azin
Shahbaz Noshir
Magician
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eran Riklis
- Writers
- Marjorie David, Eran Riklis
- Languages
- English, Persian
- Countries
- Italy, Israel, United Kingdom
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Persian.
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International production across 3 countries: Italy, Israel, United Kingdom.
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Directed by Eran Riklis, shot by Hélène Louvart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Yonatan Riklis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Arik Lahav-Leibovich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Golshifteh Farahani and Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Mina Kavani carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt27679443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Eran Riklis directs. Hélène Louvart behind the camera. Yonatan Riklis scores. Arik Lahav-Leibovich cuts. Produced in Italy, Israel, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Persian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 2 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Persian.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Italy, Israel, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Eran Riklis, shot by Hélène Louvart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Yonatan Riklis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Arik Lahav-Leibovich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Golshifteh Farahani and Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Mina Kavani carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt27679443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hélène Louvart
- Original score
- Yonatan Riklis
- Editing
- Arik Lahav-Leibovich
- Production design
- Tonino Zera
- Sound
- Aviv Aldema
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,407,912
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Eran Riklis
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- ER
Eran Riklis Productions
IL
Topia Communications
IL
Rosamont
IT
Minerva Pictures
IT
MiC
IT
United King Films
IL
RAI Cinema
IT
WestEnd Films
GB
Key crew
- ProducerMoshe Edery
- ProducerMichael Sharfshtein
- ProducerEran Riklis
- ProducerSanto Versace
- ProducerGianluca Curti
- NovelAzar Nafisi
- ProducerMarica Stocchi
- CastingMichal Koren
- CastingEran Riklis
- Line ProducerJacopo Cino
- Executive ProducerSharon Harel-Cohen
- Executive ProducerMaya Amsellem
- Executive ProducerJael Unger
- Executive ProducerRami Ungar
- Executive ProducerIshay Mor
- Executive ProducerShaul Scherzer
- Executive ProducerMarcello Mustilli
- Executive ProducerDana Lustig
- Executive ProducerMarjorie David
- Sound RecordistGianluca Costamagna
- Sound DesignerAviv Aldema
- Sound DesignerNin Hazan
- Sound Re-Recording MixerNadia Paone
- Costume DesignerMary Montalto
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- 1970s
- teheran (tehran), iran
- based on true story
- censorship
- fundamentalism
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2026-07-10NR
Also known as
International titles
- Reading Lolita in TehranIT
- לקרוא את לוליטה בטהראןIL
