Septembers of Shiraz (2016)

Lack of good storyline.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This is a very emotional movie, but it would have been much better if the main character wasn't a Jew, since all wealthy and successful people were a target at the time. It is too much of a cliche.

I have Iranian friends who experienced the cultural/political overthrow of Iran, I was advised to watch this movie by a doctor friend. He said all his Christian and Jewish friends simply "disappeared". He told me many horror stories, he finally got to the UK. Another friend barely escaped Iran after her father paid Americans to get her to Bahrain. Both of her parents died in prison. So, this film is very accurate per many accounts.

I normally don't review however, after reading some of the reviews that were poor I wanted to review this. The story is a horror story of a Jewish family escaping from the horror of an oppressive thug country. Having traveled to the Middle East and miles from Iran, having friends that went through this very scenario, this movie was hard to watch. The acting was good and I was well pleased with Adrian Brody's acting as well. Knowing what life is like there, this movie was riveting to watch and well made. Life there is a horror story for anyone that is not a zealot for the religious government. It is hard to believe that life is like this anywhere in the world today living in the west. People are treated with pure terror that are not brain washed or part of those systems. The story was well told and the acting was good. Nearly a 10 rating from me having witnessed life in that part of the world. I believe this is a good movie to watch if you don't mind suspense. I am not sure if what I have written is a spoiler but marked as such just to be safe. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to see how hard life is in that part of the world. Harsh living unless you are wealthy and part of the system. If not, life is harsh at best. Jews are not likely to live at all there let alone living well today. I have a dear friend, Jewish-Persian who fled during this period and some of the depictions are spot on. Well worth watching.

When the revolution happened I was only 8 years old and living in the neighbor country Turkey. But i actually remember the terrible things in Iran. I also point out that shah and the royalty made the country poorer and poorer.It was the truth. As for the movie, I liked it very much. Mr. A. Broedy is a great actor and S. Hayek is a playing a good role. But i don't like the truth that these kind of all screenplays and productions are coming through the Jewish society. So i think Jewish film makers always make bad criticize and try to show the things worse then itself. I don't know is it a kind of way demonstrate the hatred in themselves against Islam? Anyway, i think this movie is good and deserves more contribution and feed backs than this. Finally Welldone work and i suggest you to watch it