The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand

UK TBC Certificate
In cinemas
March 17, 2025
Director
Runtime
1 Hour 40 Minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
Persian

A dazzling, high-stakes melodrama of exile and unraveling, The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand is a whirlwind of glamour, heartbreak, and dark humor. As a legendary Iranian fashion designer clings to the ghosts of her past, she spirals into a tragicomic descent - fighting for relevance, identity, and survival in a country that isn’t her own.

Zahra Zand has fled the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Robbed of her success and recently divorced, she lives in the stylish fantasy world of her apartment in 1980s London. Desperate to reinvent herself, she discovers a young and free-spirited muse named Sheila. So begins Zahra's romantic attempt to recapture her glory days.

Last updated
February 19, 2025

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