LIRE LOLITA À TÉHÉRAN
Genre
Drama
Language
VOSTF
Duration
108
Rating
About
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Reading Lolita in Tehran is the inspired adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s bestselling book, translated into 32 languages. This powerful story recounts the true experience of an English literature professor at the University of Tehran who, in the face of censorship and oppression, brings together a group of female students to secretly explore banned works. They rediscover the freedom to think and the power of words…
The power of literature in the service of freedom and the fight for the emancipation of Iranian women.
Directed by
Eran Riklis
Actors
Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mina Kavani
Country
Italy
Version
Original w/French subtitles
Release year
2026
Original title
LIRE LOLITA À TÉHÉRAN