''Shirin in Love'' is an Iranian-American

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by

Ramin Niami Ramin Niami () is an Iranian film director, producer, actor and writer. In 1989, he was editor of ''The Houseguest'', a film directed by Franz Harland. During his career, he has participated in more than twenty documentary films. He also made seve ...

and starring

Nazanin Boniadi Nazanin Boniadi (; ; born 1980) is a British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she attended university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the soap opera ''General Hospita ...

Riley Smith Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series '' 24'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' 90210'', ''True Blood'' and '' The Messengers'', and starring roles on the ...

Maz Jobrani Maziyar Jobrani (; born February 26, 1972), better known as Maz Jobrani, is an American comedian and actor who was part of the " Axis of Evil" comedy group. The group appeared on a comedy special on Comedy Central. Jobrani has also appeared in n ...

and

Anahita Khalatbari Anita Khalatbari is an American journalist, news anchor, reporter, actress, TV show host of Iranian peoples, Iranian descent. She was brought up and educated in Britain. Her great-grandfather Sepahdar A'zam was of the Royal Khalatbari family and ...

. It was released in March 2014 via AMC Independent.

Plot

Shirin is an absent-minded, yet sophisticated, young Iranian-American woman who lives in "

Tehrangeles Tehrangeles () (or Little Persia) is a portmanteau deriving from the combination of ''Tehran'', the capital of Iran, and ''Los Angeles''. A Persian community developed in Westwood, Los Angeles, after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 prompted tho ...

", the large Iranian community of Los Angeles. While Shirin has been engaged for years to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in

Beverly Hills Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A notable and historic suburb of Los Angeles, it is located just southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Beverly Hil ...

, she lives with her overbearing mother and empathetic father. When she falls in love with a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in Northern California, a secret unravels and cultures clash, challenging all the tradition Shirin grew up with - and she re-discovers herself in the process.

Cast

George Wallace George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who was the 45th and longest-serving governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979; 1983–1987), and the List of longest-serving governors of U.S. s ...

as Officer Washington *

Amy Madigan Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1985 film ''Twice in a Lifetime (film), Twice in a Lifetime''. Her other film credits include ''Love ...

as Rachel Harson *

as Shirin *

as William *

Marshall Manesh Marshall Manesh (born August 16, 1950) is an Iranian-American actor. Biography Manesh's debut film was ''True Lies'', directed by James Cameron. He has appeared in more than 100 feature films, in television projects, and in more than 40 com ...

as Nader *

as Mike *

as Maryam *

Max Amini Max Amini (born September 20, 1981) is an Iranian-American comedian, actor, producer and director. Max is known primarily as a world touring stand-up comedian, and has appeared on shows such as NBC's ''Heroes'', Netflix's ''Real Rob'' with Rob S ...

as Ed * Annie Little as Vicky * Samantha Colburn as Helen *

Steven Schub Stephen or Steven is an English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the firs ...

as Rick *

Sam Golzari Sam Golzari (; born 12 July 1979) is a British actor of Iranian descent active in the United States. He is known for his debut role in ''American Dreamz.'' Golzari was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to parents of Persian origin. He rece ...

as Ben * Nick Soper as Officer Clifford *

Andy Madadian Andranik Madadian (, ; born April 22, 1958), better known by his stage name Andy, is an Armenian-Iranian singer-songwriter and actor. He immigrated to the United States and currently lives in Los Angeles. He sings in several languages including ...

as Andy * Mervin Gilbert as Dale * Aycil Yeltan as Sasha * Carryl Lynn as Sylvia

References

External links

* Films directed by Ramin Niami 2014 films 2014 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Films set in California Films set in Los Angeles Iranian-American films Comedy films about Asian Americans 2010s American films {{2010s-romantic-comedy-film-stub