Movie
Reading Lolita in Tehran
2024NR1h 47m7.3 / 10
In 1979, amidst censorship and religious extremism, a revolutionary literature professor in Tehran gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Reading Lolita in Tehran opened in theaters July 10, 2026. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
In 1979, amidst censorship and religious extremism, a revolutionary literature professor in Tehran gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.
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Cast
Golshifteh FarahaniAzar Nafisi
Zar Amir EbrahimiSanaz
Mina KavaniNassrin
Bahar BeihaghiMahshid
Isabella NefarYassi
Raha RahbariManna
Lara WolfAzin
Shahbaz NoshirMagicianCredits
- Directed by
- Eran Riklis
- Written by
- Eran Riklis, Marjorie David, Azar Nafisi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $1.4M
Production
- Eran Riklis ProductionsIsrael
Topia CommunicationsIsrael
RosamontItaly
Minerva PicturesItaly
MiCItaly
United King FilmsIsrael
Themes
1970sbased on novel or bookbased on true storycensorshipfundamentalismteheran (tehran), iran