No One Knows About Persian Cats DVD
Network Releasing is delighted to announce Blu-Ray and DVD release of Cannes Special Jury Prize winner No One Knows About Persian Cats.
From from the acclaimed director Bahman Ghobadi (Half Moon, Turtles Can Fly), it stars Negar Sheghaghi and Ashkan Koshanejad two young musicians from Iran, No One Knows About Persian Cats (12) is available rent and buy on Blu-Ray and DVD on 26th July 2010, RRP £22.99 and £15.99 respectively.
Based on real events, the film follows two young musicians, Negar and Ashkan, who have been invited to perform in a gig in London.
As a result, they embark on a frantic mission to assemble a backing band, by any means and any price possible, of the costly and elusive paperwork that is necessary to allow them to leave the country.
Their search for musicians to complete their band takes the viewers on a journey of wondrous discovery into Iran’s illegal underground music scene featuring Persian rap, rock, jazz and blues artists.
They team up with fast-talking, compassionate yet sometimes elusive bootlegger Nader, who promises them packed out concerts, problem and hassle-free passports and visas.
But as Negar and Ashkan try to convince other musicians to follow their lead, the risks that they are taking become all too apparent.
No One Knows About Persian Cats - the title is a reference to a law that forbids cats and dogs to wander outdoors in Iran - has been described as 'a love/ hate letter to Tehran itself'.
The film is both a unique portrait of a society and a generation, and a defiant, courageous plea for openness and freedom of expression.