No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)
Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 46min
- Drama, Music
- 23 Dec 2009 (France)
- Movie
Iranian musicians Negar and Ashkan look for band members to play at a London concert - and the visas that allow them to leave Tehran to do so.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Negar Shaghaghi | ... |
Negar
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| Ashkan Koshanejad | ... |
Ashkan
(as Ashkan Koushanejad)
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| Hamed Behdad | ... |
Nader
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Babak Mirzakhani | ... |
Mirza Band Member
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Kosh Mirzahi | ... |
Yellow Dogs Band Member
(as Kourosh Mirzaei)
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Pouya Hosseini |
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Arask Farazmand |
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Shervin Najafian | ... |
Shervin
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Ali Rahmani |
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Ebrahim Asghan |
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Kamran Ahangari |
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Mina Bolouriani |
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Melahat Masoumi |
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Mehdi Barikani |
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Tabar Mehdi | ... |
(as Mehdi Tabar)
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Mohammad Abdizadek |
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Golriz Khaleghi |
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Golnaz Khaleghi |
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Sima Bahramsari |
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Asal Mohsenin |
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Sara Roozbahani |
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Ghazaleh Rashidi |
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Maziar Khajian | ... |
Mirza Band Member
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Farshad Pasdar | ... |
Mirza Band Member
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Hichkas | ... |
Self
(as Soroush Lashkari)
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Soroush Farazmand | ... |
Yellow Dogs Band Member
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Siavash Karampour | ... |
Yellow Dogs Band Member
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Mina Khorami | ... |
Yellow Dogs Band Member
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Arian Naeini | ... |
Nikaein Band Member
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Afshin Katebi | ... |
Nikaein Band Member
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Peyman Esmati | ... |
Nikaein Band Member
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Arzhang Gharib | ... |
Nikaein Band Member
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Habib Sarreshtehdari | ... |
Nikaein Band Member
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Raana Farhan |
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Abrang | ... |
Themselves
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The Free Keys | ... |
Themselves
(as Free Keys)
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Mahsa Vahat |
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Marjan Vahat |
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Dara Daraei | ... |
Darkub Band Member
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Homayun Nasiri | ... |
Darkub Band Member
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Arash Vojdani | ... |
Darkub Band Member
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Hamed Seyyed Javadi | ... |
Self
(as Hamed Seyed Javadi)
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Mahdyar Aghajani |
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| Bahman Ghobadi |
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Shojae Hoseinzadeh | ... |
Bahman (archiveFootage)
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Soroush Lashkary | ... |
Hichkas
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Sasan Saeedi | ... |
Ashkan
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Bahman Ardalan | ... |
Self - the sound engineer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Bahman Ghobadi | ||
Written by
| Bahman Ghobadi | ... | () |
| Hossein Mortezaeiyan | ... | () |
| Roxana Saberi | ... | () |
Produced by
| Mehmet Aktas | ... | co-producer |
| Bahman Ghobadi | ... | producer |
| Roxana Saberi | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Mahdyar Aghajani | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ash Koosha | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Turaj Aslani | ... | director of photography |
| Turaj Mansuri | ... | (as Touraj Aslani) |
Editing by
| Hayedeh Safiyari | ||
Editorial Department
| Ufuk Genc | ... | color grading |
| Shabnam Hosseini | ... | assistant editor |
| Kanran Jahadi | ... | assistant editor (as Kamran Jahedi) |
| Farbod Khoshtinat | ... | video editing |
| Hayedeh Safiyari | ... | video editing |
| Hamed Sahami | ... | assistant editor |
| Hamed Sahami | ... | additional editor |
| Tobias Wiedmer | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Ufuk Genc | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Bahman Ghobadi | ||
Production Management
| Mohammad Abbasizadeh | ... | production supervisor |
| Behrooz Ghobadi | ... | production manager |
| Sahand Najmabadi | ... | assistant production supervisor |
| Arash Valinejad | ... | assistant production supervisor |
| Franziska von Berlepsch | ... | post-production supervisor (as Franzisca von Berlepsch) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Batin Ghobadi | ... | second assistant director |
| Sepehr Mikaeilian | ... | first assistant director (as Sepehr Mikailian) |
| Mehdi Pourmoussa | ... | assistant director (as Mehdi Pourmousa) |
| Pia Thunderbolt | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Sergio González Kuhn | ... | creative director / main poster design |
Sound Department
| Bahman Ardalan | ... | sound designer / sound mixer |
| Vahid Hajilur | ... | assistant sound engineer (as Vahid Hajilu) |
| Michael Kaczmarek | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nezamoddin Kiaie | ... | sound engineer (as Nezamodin Kiaei) |
| Hosein Mafi | ... | assistant sound designer (as Hossein Mafi) |
Visual Effects by
| Omid Nejadnik | ... | title designer (as Omid Nejadnik) |
| Max Marvin Kuper | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hassan Aslani | ... | first assistant camera |
| Mohammad Davtalab | ... | camera operator |
| Alma Esmailzadeh | ... | still photographer |
| Bahman Ghobadi | ... | still photographer |
| Reza Golkalami | ... | camera operator |
| Amir-Hossein SedghiRad | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Hamed Fard | ... | Musician: title song |
| Morvarid | ... | performer |
| Seyed Yashar Tavakolian | ... | music |
| Stefan Karrer | ... | soundtrack album producer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Samira Bahramsari | ... | continuity / script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Mohammad-Taghi Shahsavari | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Kavoos Aghaei | ... | behind the scenes footage |
| Golriz Ehtiati | ... | public relations |
| Zoya Honarmand | ... | subtitles |
| Sepehr Mikaeilian | ... | program coordinator (as Sepehr Mikailian) |
| Rahmat Tamazi | ... | production assistant |
| Huma Khan | ... | legal post production (uncredited) |
| Robert Schlockoff | ... | press attache: France (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Peyvand Ahmadi | ... | thanks |
| Babak Amini | ... | thanks |
| Arash | ... | thanks (as Arash Labaf) |
| Mehdi Aslani | ... | thanks |
| Mohammandreza Babagoli | ... | thanks |
| Mohsen Felahatkhah | ... | thanks |
| Pegah Ghaemi | ... | thanks |
| Mahmoud Ghaffari | ... | thanks |
| Homayoun Ghanizadeh | ... | thanks (as Homayun Ghanizadeh) |
| Abbas Ghazali | ... | thanks |
| Ani Ghelichian | ... | thanks |
| Amir Jaghtaei | ... | thanks |
| Saeed Jahangiri | ... | thanks |
| Kamal Kholili | ... | thanks |
| Ava Kiaei | ... | thanks |
| Monem Kosirlou | ... | thanks |
| Gholan Mirzaei | ... | thanks |
| Shahabodin Mirzaei | ... | thanks |
| Massoud Molav | ... | thanks |
| Hamid Najafirad | ... | thanks (as Hamid Najafi) |
| Roxana Rezaei | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cinéart (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Frenetic Films (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (German-speaking region)
- Frenetic Films (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (french-speaking region)
- IFC Films (2010) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Indie Network Releasing (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Mars Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Moviola (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Wild Bunch (2009) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Alta Films (2009) (Spain)
- Alta Films (2010) (Spain)
- BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Italy)
- Babilla Ciné (2009) (Colombia)
- Entertainment One (2009) (Canada)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- IFC Films (2010) (United States)
- Independenta Film (2009) (Romania)
- Lusomundo (2009) (Portugal)
- Pachamama Cine (2009) (Argentina)
- Pathé Vidéo (2010) (France) (DVD)
- Quality Films (2009) (Mexico)
- Senator Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Shani Films (2009) (Israel)
- Videorama (2009) (Greece)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Barfutura (local main poster design)
- K13 Kinomischung (sound re-recording)
- L.V.T. Paris (French subtitles by)
- Milan Records (soundtrack album)
- Mirdamad Clinic (thanks)
- Mirzaei Cattle Ranch (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Negar and Ashkan, two young Iranian songwriters, decide to set up an underground band and look for other musicians to join them, but the authorities keep putting a spanner in the works. Fed up with being hindered from expressing themselves, the two young people try to get documents to leave the country for Europe. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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| Taglines | Take a tour through the Iranian underground music scene. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was shot in 17 days, including night work. The two lead actors fled Iran after the last shooting day. During filming, Ghobadi and his actors were arrested twice but released after giving presents to the authorities and lying about the real subject of the film. See more » |
| Goofs | Hamad Sevved sits down carrying a crying kitten and a mother cat jumps up on a chair nearby. In the next shot the mother cat is in Hamad's lap, jumping down. She comes back and takes the kitten away, but in the next shot Hamad has the kitten again in his lap. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2009 (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Human Jungle See more » |
| Quotes |
Babak:
You've made it big. I hear you were on MTV. They talked about the concert - "blood-drinking and devil-worshipping..." Negar: That's how they work. They try to smear musicians and lock them up. See more » |