What is there to know about Persian cats? Well, one, pet owners have to make sure they’re staying at home to be safe. And two, unlike their humans’ government, they apparently like rock music. Their similarities to an underground rock band forms the basis of this humorous docufiction dramedy. As the band tries to make music, and tries to get out of the country to do so, this film captures their complex relationship with the city that brought them up, but also would arrest them for their craft. No One Knows About Persian Cats breaks out of the social drama mold, which is rather fitting with the soundtrack’s genre distinctly being anti-establishment.
Iranian musicians Negar and Ashkan look for band members to play at a London concert ... and the visa that allows them to leave Tehran to do so.
Iranian musicians Negar and Ashkan look for band members to play at a London concert ... and the visa that allows them to leave Tehran to do so.
Cannes
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