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Café Setareh (2006) Directed by: Saman Moghaddam Date of birth: 1968, Tehran, Iran Writing credits: Peyman Moadi Music: Amir Tavassoli Country: Iran Language: Farsi Color: Color Runtime: 102 min Released: 2006 Genre: Comedy / Musical |
Through the watchful eye of director Saman Moghaddam, we follow the lives of
three Iranian women: Faribah, who runs the neighborhood Café Setareh; young
Salome, who dreams of marriage and a comfortable life; and middle-aged Moluk,
who has her eye on a younger man. 
As they navigate
the lively living rooms, quiet back streets and private apartments of their
tight-knit community in modern Tehran, we see how the deeply engrained codes of
moral conduct, family obligation and gender roles affect the inner lives of
these women and their families. 
This
intriguing film speaks to the universal experiences of love, loss, honor and
duty that transcend time and place. Perhaps more importantly, Moghaddam
demystifies the Iranian experience, illustrating how, no matter where we live or
what we do, we all share the same deep-seated desires to be happy, healthy and
free. — N. Isaacs
Cast: Afsaneh Baygan, Pejman
Bazeghi, Haniyeh Tavasoli, Roya Teimalrian
*****
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