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THE QUEEN AND I, LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
Downtown Independent
Los Angeles, CA
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THE QUEEN AND I, LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
When Nahid Persson Sarvestani, an Iranian exile, set out to make a documentary about Farrah, the wife of the shah of Iran, she expected to encounter her opposite. As a child, Persson Sarvestani had lived in dire poverty, watching Farrahs wedding as if it were a fairy tale. As a teenager, she joined the Communist faction of Khomeinis revolution that deposed the shah, sending him and his family volleying from country to country. When Khomeini betrayed his promise for democracy, imposing more violent measures than the shah had, Persson Sarvestani was also forced to flee.

Thirty years later, she needs key questions answered and goes directly to the source. Surprisingly, Queen Farrah welcomes her as a fellow refugee from their beloved homeland, granting unprecedented access. Over the next year and a half, Persson Sarvestani enters the queens world, planning to challenge the shahs ideology; instead, she must rethink her own. When Persson Sarvestanis prior opposition to the shah surfaces, the queen shuts down filming. Yet, in the struggle to understand each others experiences, an unlikely friendship has blossomed. Confronting Farrah about the shahs repression has become not only a political conflict but a personal one, and Persson Sarvestanis objectivity is shaken.In this gripping, poignant consideration of subjectivity as truth, we learn that people write history. And can also heal it. The Queen and I couldnt be more relevant as we reach across our own political aisles.

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Downtown Independent
251 S Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

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Film

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No
Wheelchair Accessible: No

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Owner: ARCHIVE@downtownindependent.com
On BPT Since: Feb 02, 2016
 
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