Synopsis
شیرین
A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text — long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East — remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.
The 2007–2009 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 2007-2009 Other Asia release window, Shirin sits at #35 of 47. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shirin premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Other Asia films in 2008.
The 210th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 76% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #393 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #282 of 356 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Abbas Kiarostami Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | January 20, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1284587 |