Overview
An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.

An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.

Hibat Tabib

Fereshteh Tabib

Father of Fereshteh

Mother of Fereshteh

Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Barbe

Chief prison warden

Chokri

Maryam

Adama

Daniel Bioton, mayor of Pierrefitte

Martine

Muhamad Tabib

Mamadou

Rachida

Aziz

Elyess

Rachida's daughter

Catherine Hanriot

Abdel

Policewoman

Shah's man
Maïmouna
The polygamist

Jeannette
Journalist

Sorour

Rasfandjani

Hibat's mother
Moniré as a child

Teacher
Self - Guardian
Guard
Neighbor at the wedding

Cyrus

Armand

Guy next to Aziz

Woman who chatters

Woman who chatters

Mother in the hospital

Nouchi, 4 years old

Nouchi, 6 years old

Nouchi, 9 years old
Nouchi's mistress

Food truck customer

Lost mother

Principal
Salimou

Deputy principal

Policeman at the meeting

Brother tabib

Iradj

Ghassemlou


Berouz

Nasser (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Behzad (uncredited)

Iranian agent (uncredited)




















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