To be a Star

2005 · 98 min

Pooneh Golkar who is an actor of minor roles, wants to be a star. Her father is a theater actor of the old times who is paralyzed resting at home. She provides for a short but influential role playing by her father. When the old man appears at the shooting location, he discovers a bitter truth that his young daughter is ready to do anything to be a famous star. Finding about this and also encountering the woman who has rejected him years ago in dream of playing a leading role, he looses his self-confidence to act in front of the camera and this causes him to be fired.

Directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani · Written by Fereydoun Jeyrani

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