Trailer Link

Release Date:

March 14, 2014

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Love has no borders and therein lies the premise of the charming, new Iranian-American romantic comedy “Shirin in Love.” Nazanin Boniadi plays Shirin, an absent-minded, young Iranian-American living in “Tehrangeles” (the large Iranian community in Los Angeles) with her overbearing mother and empathetic father. Despite being engaged for years to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself breaking loyalty and tradition when she falls in love with a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in northern California. As her secret unravels and cultures clash, Shirin discovers what it ultimately means to be true to herself.”

Poster: C+

Review: A neat concept of a poster, though it tells a different story than the trailer does. Once you see the trailer, the reflective concept makes a different kind of sense, which may be a bit misleading.

Trailer: C-

Review: A confusing, convoluted trailer for a film with a relatively simple premise. I’m not sure why making a trailer that takes half its running time trying to make things hard to follow is a wise decision.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Revisions:

(March 9, 2014) Original