Bahman Ghobadi's 2009, 'No One Knows About Persian Cats,' began to draw international attention after winning the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. The story follows a young boy and girl intent on creating a rock band after being in prison. They head to Tehran, where the rock scene is underground and punishable by the government, and so they plan to escape to Europe to fulfill their dream.The diverse, Persian rock-based soundtrack includes songs by Take It Easy Hospital -- the featured band in the film -- as well as rapper Hich Kas, rock/blues band Mirza, hip-hop producer Mahdyar Aghajani, the jazz poetics of Rana Farhan, indie rock band the Yellow Dogs, metal band the Free Keys, pop music star and actor Hamed Seyed Javadi and singer/songwriter Shervin Najafian. The soundtrack is available on Milan Records.
American screening dates and the official trailer for the film are after the jump.
'No One Knows About Persian Cats' screening dates:
Apr 23 - E Street - Washington, DC
Apr 23 - Town Center - Encino, CA
Apr 23 - Sunset - LA, CA
Apr 23 - Playhouse - Pasadena, CA
Apr 23 - Clay - San Francisco, CA
Apr 30 - Ritz At the Bourse - Philadelphia, PA
Apr 30 - River Oaks - Houston, TX
Apr 30 - Century Center - Chicago, IL
Apr 30 - Varsity - Seattle, WA
May 7 - Main Art - Detroit, MI
May 7 - Plaza Frontenac - St. Louis, MO
May 7 - Angelika - Dallas, TX
May 14 - Kendall Square - Cambridge, MA
May 14 - Chez Artiste - Denver, CO
May 21- Oslo - Monterey, CA
June 4 - Lagoon - Minneapolis, MN
June 4 - Reel Artways - Hartford, CT
June 4 - Palm - San Luis Obispo, CA
June 11 - CCA - Santa Fe, NM
June 11 - Gateway - Columbus, OH
July 16 - Mid-Town Art - Atlanta, GA
