Superstar (in
Persian: سوپر استار) is an
Iranian
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film directed and written by
Tahmineh Milani, produced in 2008 in
Iran
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Plot
A spoiled Iranian screen idol Kourosh Zand (
Shahab Hosseini) meets Raha Azimi (
Fataneh Malek-Mohammadi), a teenage girl who claims to be his daughter. She moves in with Zand and disrupts his privileged lifestyle.
Cast
*
Shahab Hosseini - Kourosh Zand
*
Nasrin Moghanloo - Shahla
*
Fataneh Malek Mohammadi - Raha Azimi
*
Sara Khoeiniha - Director's wife
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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
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'' 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
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'', 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
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'' 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
External links
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Iranian Movie DataBase فیلم سوپراستار عنوان تصحیح شده توسط ربات
References
{{reflist
Iranian drama films
2009 films