Shirin in Love is an Iranian-American romantic comedy film directed by Ramin Niami and starring Nazanin Boniadi, Riley Smith, Maz Jobrani and Anahita Khalatbari. It was released in March 2014 via AMC Independent.
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Plot
Shirin is an absent-minded, yet sophisticated, young Iranian-American woman who lives in "Tehrangeles", the large Iranian community of Los Angeles. While Shirin has been engaged for years to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, she lives with her overbearing mother and empathetic father. When she falls in love with a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in Northern California, a secret unravels and cultures clash, challenging all the tradition Shirin grew up with - and she re-discovers herself in the process.
Cast
George Wallace as Officer Washington
Amy Madigan as Rachel Harson
Nazanin Boniadi as Shirin
Riley Smith as William
Marshall Manesh as Nader
Maz Jobrani as Mike
Anahita Khalatbari as Maryam
Max Amini as Ed
Annie Little as Vicky
Samantha Colburn as Helen
Steven Schub as Rick
Sam Golzari as Ben
Nick Soper as Officer Clifford
Andy Madadian as Andy
Mervin Gilbert as Dale
Aycil Yeltan as Sasha
Carryl Lynn as Sylvia
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 21% of 14 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 29 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.