No One Knows About Persian Cats Page #7

Synopsis: Negar and Ashkan, two young Iranian songwriters, decide to set up an underground band and look for other musicians to join them, but the authorities keep putting a spanner in the works. Fed up with being hindered from expressing themselves, the two young people try to get documents to leave the country for Europe.
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Bahman Ghobadi
Production: IFC Films
  7 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Year:
2009
106 min
Website
84 Views


His cell phone's off and he hasn't contacted us once.

We're leaving in three days and don't have anything ready

no passports or visas and we don't know anything about...

Sorry madam but wasn't is your wish

that you wanted to have a concert before leaving Iran and play for your parents?

-Was'nt my idea, I said we could leave right away and...

-Kids! calm down is Nader the issue now?

Did'nt I introduce him to you?

He's a reliable fellow but he always disappears a couple of days each month.

It's because of what he does.

Ask people here everybody knows that.

-I saw him the day before yesterday

-It's because of his work

-I went to his place today and left message in his mailbox...

Believe me there's no problem!

-Kouri you fool where have you been!

-From yesterday until know I been under the AC.

-Stop acting funny let me see what happened.

-Just wait and see what I've done for you.

We thought it's better not to have the lights on tonight.

I got 200 candles for everyone to hold one.

It'll be too depressing.

You don't have candles for live performances.

Not at all it's so clich with smoke and dancing lights.

Candles are a lot better.

What's up?

Nader?

Guys he says he's found Nader.

Negar he says he's found Nader!

OK where is he?

Party? Where and when is it?

Damn it we have a concert then...

No no Babak I'll get there myself

you better get over here and I'll go.

Where's it then?

Could be that one.

-For Gods sake be careful Ashkan, I'm afraid

What for?

I couldn't sleep until the morning

because of nightmares last night.

Easy I'll be right back.

-Ashkan please hurry up OK!

Yes OK.

Yes?

I'm with the barefoot guys.

Sorry do you know Nader?

Nader CD? Go up!

Nader!

Negar is down there waiting.

I've been looking for you, get up now.

Come on get up

you have to throw up.

Nader why've you been drinking like this?

Get up now

Sit down here.

Why're you crying?

It's going to be fine!

We've got the money now.

My mother sent it to me.

Listen we got eight tickets.

-Dear friend I'm sorry

What are you saying everything's in order.

Why are you crying?

You're fine!

Everybody please be quite for a moment.

Ashkan and Negar will be a little late

So until they get here

we will start playing a little for you.

Why are you cursing yourself?

Nader Nader the police is here!

Nader for Gods sake please get up!

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Bahman Ghobadi

Bahman Ghobadi (Persian: بهمن قبادی‎; Kurdish: به‌همه‌ن قوبادی / Behmen Qubadî) is an Iranian Kurdish film director, producer and writer. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan province. Ghobadi belongs to the "new wave" of Iranian cinema. more…

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