Superstar (in Persian: سوپر استار) is an Iranian film directed and written by Tahmineh Milani, produced in 2008 in Iran.
Plot Kourosh Zand (Shahab Hosseini), a spoiled Iranian screen idol, meets Raha Azimi (Fataneh Malek-Mohammadi), a teenage girl who claims to be his daughter. She moves in with him, disrupting his privileged lifestyle.
Cast Shahab Hosseini - Kourosh Zand Nasrin Moghanloo - Shahla Fataneh Malek Mohammadi - Raha Azimi Sara Khoeiniha - Director's wife Elsa Firouz Azar - Sarah Reza Rashidpour - Kourosh' colleague Mohammad Reza Sharifinia - Director Narges Mohammadi - Stage Secretary Fariba Kosari - Mother of Kourosh Leila Zare Afsaneh Bayegan Tina Taherizadeh - Beggar child
Reception Reviewers have compared Superstar unfavourably to Milani's previous films, with Chicago Reader reviewer J R Jones stating "Milani is best known for films exposing the plight of women in the Islamic republic [...] Any such themes are downplayed in this sentimental story", and in the Los Angeles Times, Gary Goldstein says that "Tahmineh Milani is considered one of Iran's most accomplished filmmakers, but you wouldn't necessarily glean that from her disappointing drama: Superstar".
However, LA Weekly reviewer Tim Grierson notes that "at least Superstar exhibits a tender, intelligent sweetness, which helps to temper the utter conventionality and more melodramatic moments".
Awards and nominees YearAward CategoryNominated Result2008Dhaka International Film FestivalBest ActressFataneh Malek MohammadiBest CinematographerAlireza Zarrindast2009Fajr Film FestivalCrystal Simorgh (Best Actor)Shahab Hosseini
External links
Iranian Movie DataBase فیلم سوپراستار عنوان تصحیح شده توسط ربات
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