
Septembers of Shiraz is a movie directed by Wayne Blair in 2015 and based on the book The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer, first published in 2007. The movie features Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Alon Aboutboul, Gabriella Wright, Anthony Azizi, and others.
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Storyline
Septembers of Shiraz depicts the plight of a Jewish family that adheres to a non-religious way of life and undergoes an upheaval as a result of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Isaac is apprehended and taken to an undisclosed detention center, leaving his wife to grapple with the aftermath and find a way to obtain Isaac’s freedom and safeguard their family.
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Year
2015
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
6.20
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Movie
Septembers of Shiraz
Director: Wayne Blair
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Length: 1h50m
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Year
2007
Pages
340
Book Rate
7.62
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Book
The Septembers of Shiraz
Author: Dalia Sofer
Country: USA
First published in: 2007
Length: 340 pages
Genre: Fiction
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