Reading Lolita in Tehran

Directed by Eran Riklis
NR; 107 minutes; English and Persian with English subtitles

"With Reading Lolita in Tehran ... [filmmaker Eran Riklis] adds an understated yet generally absorbing ... entry to his oeuvre, warmly transposing [Azar] Nafisi’s experience in post-revolution Iran onto the screen with sensitivity." —Tomris Laffley, Variety

In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a young professor (Golshifteh Farahani) secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature, including Lolita and Pride and Prejudice. Based on the bestselling memoir by Azar Nafisi, the film depicts the group’s literary explorations alongside the harrowing realities of their lives under an increasingly oppressive regime.

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