Superstar_(2009_film)

<i>Superstar</i> (2009 film)

Superstar (2009 film)

2008 film

Superstar (in Persian: سوپر استار) is an Iranian 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.[1]

Cast

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",[1] 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".[2]

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".[3]

Awards and nominees

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References

  1. [1]
    "Superstar". Chicago Reader.
  2. [2]
    "Can't refuse a drink". LA Times. June 19, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Movie Reviews: The End Of The Line, The Proposal, Whatever Works". LA Weekly. June 17, 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Any Day Now Awards". IMDb. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. [5]
    "11th DIFF report" (PDF). Dhaka International Film Festival.
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