No One Knows About Persian Cats DVD, 2009

aka Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh

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MovieMail's Review

A fascinating documentary drama about music in contemporary Iran, Bahman Ghobadi's film does for Tehran what Blow-Up did for London in the 1960s, says Mike Bartlett.

Rock bands? Underground music? If your idea of Iranian cinema is the contemplative work of Kiarostami, this film will come as a surprise. It does for Tehran what Blow-Up did for London in the '60s, capturing a city at a time when it's really swinging. That might sound odd, given the recent political crisis in the country, but Ghobadi gives us a fascinating insight behind the veil drawn by Ahmaninejad and reveals a youth culture brimming with energy and passion.

He follows singer-songwriters, Ashkan and Negar, as they try to obtain passports for a crucial concert in London and form a band by cherry-picking musicians from different rock groups. This slight story is really just an excuse to showcase each group in turn, but the music is sensational and each performance throws a different light on the pop culture scene. Ashkan and Negar specialise in indie rock, but Ghobadi covers the whole spectrum of modern music, featuring heavy metal, romantic ballads, and Persian rap. The result is a political cinema with genuine charge and intelligence but that feels like a house party.

Mike Bartlett on 27th May 2010
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Film Information

Director - Bahman Ghobadi

Produced - 2009

Main Language - Farsi with English subtitles

Countries & Regions - Iranian Film, Middle Eastern Film

Cast - Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Koshanejad, Hamed Behdad

DVD Details

Certificate:	12	Publisher:	Network Releasing	Region:	2
Length:	106 mins	Cat No:	7953320
Format:	DVD Colour

DVD Extras

Making-of Featurette
Trailer.

Film Description

Based on real events, No One Knows About Persian Cats is a drama from Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, set in the vibrant underground music scene of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Young musicians Negar and Ashkan have been promised a gig in London if they can come up with the necessary backing band, money, passports and visas. They hook up with wheeler-dealer Nader and cruise the city's clubs and bars to pursue connections and tune in to a proliferation of rappers, metal bands and indie rockers. However, the couple have recently served prison terms for breaching the ban on ‘Western and decadent music’, and for Negar the activities are particularly dangerous: as a female musician, unauthorised public performances can carry savage penalties. As they try to convince others to follow their lead, the risks that they are taking become all too apparent.