Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Book of Law (2009)

The Book of Law poster
Original title
کتاب قانون
Directed by
Maziar Miri
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Lebanese woman who converted to Islam moves to Iran and finds that the behavior of Iranian Muslims often clashes with her understanding of Islamic principles. The story follows her personal struggles as she navigates this contrast.

poignantthoughtfulrestrainedobservantwrypensivegrounded

What happens

The Book of Law (French: Livre de loi; Persian: کتاب قانون, transliteration: Ketabe ghanoun) is a 2009 Drama, Comedy, Romance Iranian film directed by Maziar Miri, written by Mohammad Rahmanian, and produced by Mohsen AliAkbari. The film is about a Lebanese woman and convert to Islam struggling with the contrast between the behaviour of Iranian Muslims and the principles of Islamic religion. The film stars Parviz Parastui and Darine Hamze. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?