MARYAM- An Iranian Movie on June 7 in SJ & SF

MARYAM, a film by Ramin Serry

Starts Friday, June 7 in San Francisco & San Jose!

San Francisco:

Opera Plaza Cinema

601 Van Ness Avenue

Showtimes/Theater info: (415) 352-0810

San Jose:

Towne 3 Theatre

1433 The Alameda

Showtimes/Theater info: (408) 287-1433

SOME OF THE REVIEWS

"TWO THUMBS UP!"

-EBERT & ROEPER

"AN EXTRAORDINARY FILM...I left the theater admiring the movie

not only for its ideas (it urges us to see people, not labels),

but by its artistry: In a time when most movie teenagers are

bubbleheaded pawns in sex comedies, here is a teenager with brains

and courage...'MARYAM' IS POWERFUL, IMPORTANT AND VERY MOVING."

-Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"An ASSURED feature writing and directing debut...What SHINES...

is the Armins' strong, sustaining sense of family, exemplified

by Mary's lovely and wise mother [played by Shohreh]

Aghdashloo...[Mariam] Parris, [David] Ackert, and [Shaun]

Toub give complex, sharply defined portrayals...'Maryam' is

carefully crafted, notably in its deft dramatic structuring."

-Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"WISE and POWERFUL...with SUPERB performances throughout."

-Robert Wilonsky, NEW TIMES

"Ramin Serry has put together a TALENTED CAST, principally Mariam

Parris, the young actress playing 16-year-old Maryam...Mr. Serry

gets the touchy but loving relationship between Maryam and her

father, Dr. Armin (Shaun Toub), right; The director works best

in moments like this: piquant with emotional details. And his

instinct for actors serves him well. Ms. Parris, a quicksilver

young talent who projects common sense, is A REAL FIND."

-Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES

"This drama portrays the my-so-called-life of a young Jersey girl

of Iranian descent (PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY by Mariam Parris)... Ramin

Serry, the writer-director, keeps the story buoyant...and he

ultimately SUCCEEDS IN GRACEFULLY DEPICTING A TROUBLED TIME."

-Bruce Diones, THE NEW YORKER

"A DELIGHTFUL debut film...MARVELOUS...it's the work of an artist,

one whose view of America, history and the awkwardness of human life

is generous and deep." -Andrew O'Hehir, SALON.COM