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Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father's heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arms length in an effort to keep her "real" life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor). Punctuated by a bright color palette, snappy comedic relief, and vibrant dance numbers, THE PERSIAN VERSION delivers an honest portrayal of a woman who remains unapologetically herself, blended seamlessly into a heartfelt story about family, belonging, and the undeniable influence of pop music.



directed by Maryam Keshavarz

starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Chiara Stella, Shervin Alenabi

release date October 13, 2023 (in theaters, New York and Los Angeles)
Transcript
00:00 My mother is an ultra successful immigrant businesswoman.
00:03 Your mortgage is going to be less than your rent.
00:06 You must be joking.
00:07 Oh, I never joke about business, Mrs. Khan.
00:10 She was not one to take no for an answer.
00:13 Amazing, and congratulations!
00:15 No one ever gave her the memo that Muslim women were supposed to be passive good girls.
00:18 This is my family in a nutshell.
00:21 The disco king, the troublemaker, JFK Jr. minus the plane crash,
00:24 the brainiac, the goth, the hippie, the greaser, and the metrosexual.
00:26 And me.
00:27 Oh my god, I love drag queens.
00:29 I know, I'm not even acting.
00:30 You're so beautiful until you talk.
00:32 Where's Layla?
00:33 God knows.
00:34 My dad's about to get a heart.
00:35 Just an idiot family, please.
00:37 These aren't even all of my siblings.
00:38 They're like a litter of cats.
00:40 Usually the stronger kittens eat the weaker ones.
00:43 I don't want to hear anymore of this, Khody.
00:45 I have your test results.
00:48 You are pregnant.
00:50 I didn't even get knocked up from a one night stand.
00:52 You're pregnant by a gay guy?
00:55 I'm... no. Gay.
00:56 You knocked up my gay sister.
00:58 I'm still gay, I just happened to get pregnant.
01:00 We weren't gay on Halloween.
01:01 If you ever wonder what it's like running into your ex when you look like...
01:04 Layla?
01:05 Alina? Hi! How are you?
01:08 Evidently better than you.
01:09 Ever since you were a kid, there was not one rule we did not want to break.
01:13 Layla, sweatpants.
01:15 It's too hot.
01:15 You don't want to be a bad muzzle.
01:17 My daughter plays basketball and my son is a cheerleader.
01:20 You should have been giving me your presents, right?
01:26 I'm so happy to see you.
01:28 We need to meet tonight.
01:30 How do you say goodbye in Persian?
01:33 Khafe shoh.
01:34 Khafe shoh, everybody.
01:35 Khafe shoh.
01:36 We're with the all-American family.
01:42 Trust me on this.
01:44 We're looking for Layla Jamshid-Pour. She's in labor. Do you know which room she's in?
01:48 Is anyone of you the father?
01:50 I'm the father.
01:51 Oh, Lordy.
01:52 [MUSIC PLAYING]