Azar Nafisi’s memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran is one of the most beloved and well-regarded non-fiction works chronicling post-revolution Iran. Golshifteh Farahani is a commanding presence, starring as Nafisi, a professor who leads a seminar of women in reading banned books as circumstances in Tehran become increasingly dangerous and totalitarian. This is a stunning and deeply human adaptation of a must-read work of non-fiction. In an interview with Awards Buzz’s Shadan Larki, director Eran Riklis discusses Reading Lolita in Tehran, its ever-timely themes, and why his outside perspective as an Israeli filmmaker made him the right person to tackle this delicate material—a job he does beautifully.
Reading Lolita in Tehran is now playing in theaters nationwide.
