Summary
An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.
Details
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Runtime: 102 minutes
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: FR
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (500 votes)
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Cast
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Hibat Tabib
Leïla Bekhti
Fereshteh Tabib
Gérard Darmon
Father of Fereshteh
Zabou Breitman
Mother of Fereshteh
Alexandre Astier
Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Kyan Khojandi
Barbe
Arsène Mosca
Chief prison warden
Jonathan Cohen
Chokri
Camélia Jordana
Maryam
Ériq Ebouaney
Adama
Michel Vuillermoz
Daniel Bioton, mayor of Pierrefitte
Margot Bancilhon
Martine
Sébastien Pouderoux
Muhamad Tabib
Adama Bathily
Mamadou
Farida Ouchani
Rachida
Khereddine Ennasri
Aziz
Soufiane Guerrab
Elyess
Sofia Lesaffre
Rachida's daughter
Carole Franck
Catherine Hanriot
Mourad Boudaoud
Abdel
Alice Pehlivanyan
Policewoman
Azize Kabouche
Shah's man
Claudette Walker
Jeannette
Toufan Manoutcheri
Sorour
Jamal Lababsi
Rasfandjani
Fatima Naji
Hibat's mother
Abdellah Chakiri
Teacher
Mansour Badri
Cyrus
Gary Mihaileanu
Guy next to Aziz
Maud Pugliese
Woman who chatters
Hortense Belhôte
Mother in the hospital
Naël Rabia
Nouchi, 4 years old
Rayan Rabia
Nouchi, 6 years old
Orian Castano
Nouchi, 9 years old
Stéphane Szestak
Food truck customer
Corinne Valancogne
Lost mother
Pasquale D'Inca
Principal
Xavier Alcan
Deputy principal
Jean-Jérôme Esposito
Policeman at the meeting
Ali Esmili
Iradj
Rony Kramer
Ghassemlou
Clément Massol
Alaa Safi
Berouz
Sébastien Houbani
Nasser (uncredited)
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fayçal Safi
Behzad (uncredited)
David Serero
Iranian agent (uncredited)