Allah-o-Akbar
ever since the rigged elections i’ve had a weird obsession about keeping up with the social movement slowly developing in iran. every few weeks i find myself up late at night googling and youtubing hours of protest videos that for the most part, i can’t even understand. after i get my fix of the nightly Allah Akbar shouts from building tops and grainy videos of protest clashes, i move on in search of music and culture… thats when i found “No One Knows About Persian Cats”.
this gem of a film highlights the challenges Iranian hipsters face in the underground music scene where simple jam sessions come with the risk of a prison term… fictional story with fictional bands but definitely worth the watch… the film is public domain and in native persian… if you’re into it here’s a streaming link w/ english captions…
