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Shahrzad (2015)

Shahrzad poster
Original title
شهرزاد
Directed by
Hassan Fathi
Genre
romance film
Country
Iran
Length
3 seasons, 59 episodes
Rating
9.1 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows characters in the aftermath of the 1953 Iranian coup d'etat. It focuses on their personal relationships and hardships during that politically turbulent time.

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What happens

Shahrzad (Persian: شهرزاد, romanized: Shahrzād) is an Iranian romantic and historical drama series written by Hassan Fathi and Naghmeh Samini, produced by Mohammad Emami and directed by Hassan Fathi The storyline is set around and after the 1953 Iranian coup d'état. The series is licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran and available online and in CDs around the country. Due to its international popularity, it has been dubbed and aired in Urdu, Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian. It stars Ali Nassirian, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Mostafa Zamani and Parinaz Izadyar. In the first few episodes, the singer of the series was Alireza Ghorbani. Then Mohsen Chavoshi and Sina Sarlak replaced him. In the last two episodes, Amin Bani and Farnaz Maleki were added to the series' singers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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