The two leads act as foils of each other, with different relationships to both their Persian heritage ... a depressing rarity for racialized women characters—and their differing perspectives ...

That’s clearly the movie Rankin had in mind when he wrote himself into the script, concocting a surreal third act in which he trades places with a Persian character. Better that than the guy who ...

Because this character doesn’t fit that ideal ... as portrayed subtly in the movie as Greek texts show that the Persian empire was multiethnic. Meineck recalled a play written by Aeschylus ...

The application says all of the respondents submitted their "usual name" to be used on the ballot papers in both Latin characters and either Chinese or Persian. Ten are from the NPA, two from ...

Editors note: This review was originally published after its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. It hits theaters Friday via Sony Pictures Classics. The Persian Version, directed ...