NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS - Official Trailer

NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS is the fifth feature by awardwinning
director Bahman Ghobadi (A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES,
TURTLES CAN FLY), winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the
Cannes film festival. Co-written by imprisoned Iranian-American journalist
Roxana Saberi, the film is an indictment of cultural repression in Irans
exciting underground music scene, a powerful cinematic foreshadowing
of current protest movements, and a celebration of an entire generation of
Iranians striving towards personal and creative freedom.
Shot in secret and featuring extraordinary performances by real underground
bands, NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS follows a pair of
young musicians, recently released from prison, on a mission to take their
rock band to Europe. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan
their escape abroad with a fast-talking music promoter. Vowing to play
one last show before leaving Tehran, their dangerous mission takes them
on a free-wheeling journey through the Citys vibrant and diverse underground
scene, home to an estimated 2,000 illegal independent bands.

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LINCOLN PLAZA CINEMAS - NY, NY
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LAEMMLE'S PLAYHOUSE - PASADENA, CA
LAEMMLE'S TOWN CENTER - ENCINO, CA
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LANDMARK'S MAIN ART - DETROIT, MI
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OPENING FRIDAY, MAY 14TH
LANDMARK'S KENDALL SQUARE - CAMBRIDGE, MA
LANDMARK'S CHEZ ARTISTE - DENVER, CO

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