Shirin in Love

Shirin in Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Ramin Niami and starring Nazanin Boniadi, Riley Smith, Maz Jobrani and Anahita Khalatbari. It is set for release in March 2014 in select cities in partnership with AMC Independent.^[1]

Plot

Shirin is an absent-minded, yet sophisticated, young Iranian-American woman who lives in "Tehrangeles", the large Iranian community of Los Angeles. While Shirin has been engaged for years to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, 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.^[2]

Cast

• George Wallace as Officer Washington
• Amy Madigan as Rachel
• Nazanin Boniadi as Shirin
• Riley Smith as William
• Marshall Manesh as Nader
• Maz Jobrani as Mike
• Anahita Khalatbari as Maryam
• Max Amini as Ed
• Annie Little as Vicky
• Samantha Colburn as Helen
• Steven Schub as Rick
• Sam Golzari as Ben
• Nick Soper as Officer Clifford
• Andy Madadian as Andy
• Mervin Gilbert as Dale
• Aycil Yeltan as Sasha
• Carryl Lynn as Sylvia

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