The Persian Version

The Persian Version (2023) is a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM, written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz, with Layla Mohammadi and Niousha Noor leading the cast. US production, 108 minutes.

A sprawling Iranian-American family descends on New York City when the patriarch needs a heart transplant. The reunion cracks open a secret that has quietly kept a mother and her daughter at arm's length for years — and sends both of them backward through memories neither wanted to revisit.

Keshavarz drew the story from her own family, and the film took home the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2023. The tagline says it all: "Based on a true story... sort of." Warm and sharp in equal measure, it earns both the laughs and the grief. Stream The Persian Version online on iFILM.