Superstar (in

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: سوپر استار) is an

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film directed and written by

Tahmineh Milani Tahmineh Milāni ( fa, تهمینه میلانی) is an Iranian feminist activist, and film director and producer. Early career She was born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran. After graduating in architecture from the University of Science and Technology ...

, produced in 2008 in

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Plot

A spoiled Iranian screen idol Kourosh Zand (

Shahab Hosseini Seyyed Shahabedin Hosseini Tonekaboni ( fa, سید شهاب الدین حسینی تنکابنی; born February 3, 1974) is an Iranian actor, producer and director. He is known for his collaborations with Iranian Academy Award-winning director ...

) 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

- Kourosh Zand *

Nasrin Moghanloo Nasrin Moghanloo ( fa, نسرین مقانلو, born June 22, 1968 in Tehran) is an Iranian stage, film and television actress. Filmography * '' Traveler from India'' * '' Mum's Guest'' * '' Without Permission'' * ''Superstar'' * '' Loneliness ...

- Shahla * Fataneh Malek Mohammadi - Raha Azimi * Sara Khoeiniha - Director's wife *

Elsa Firouz Azar Elsa Firouz Azar ( fa, السا فیروزآذر; born 16 September 1983) is an Iranian actress, assistant director, scene clerk, theatre director and writer. Education She holds her bachelor's degree in architecture from Royan Noor University a ...

- Sarah *

Reza Rashidpour Reza Rashidpour ( fa, رضا رشیدپور; born 10 August 1978 in Tabriz) is an Iranian TV presenter, film producer and director, actor, pilot, and poet. Personal life Rashidpour was born on August 10, 1978. He has only one younger sister wh ...

- Kourosh' colleague *

Mohammad Reza Sharifinia Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia ( fa, محمدرضا شریفی‌نیا, born 15 June 1955) is an Iranian actor and film producer . Early life Sharifinia was born on 15 June 1955 in Tehran, Iran. After graduating from the ''Faculty of Dramatic Arts'', ...

- Director *

Narges Mohammadi Narges Mohammadi (; born 21 April 1972) is an Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. In May 2016, she was sentenced in Tehran to 16 ...

- Stage Secretary * Fariba Kosari - Mother of Kourosh * Leila Zare *

Afsaneh Bayegan Afsaneh Bayegan ( fa, افسانه بایگان; born 2 January 1961) is an Iranian film and television actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed 2nd Runner-Up at Miss Iran 1976. Born in Tehran, her artistic career started with the short fi ...

Reception

Reviewers have compared Superstar unfavourably to Milani's previous films, with ''

Chicago Reader The ''Chicago Reader'', or ''Reader'' (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. It was founded by a ...

'' 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 The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...

'', 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 ''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin, who served as president and editor until 1991. Voice Media Group sold the paper in late 2017 to Semanal Media LLC, whose paren ...

'' 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