Chicken with Plums Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Tehran 1958 – Nasser Ali Khan, the most celebrated violin player, has his beloved instrument broken. Unable to find another to replace it, life without music seems intolerable. He stays in bed and slips further and further into his reveries from his youth to his own children’s futures. Over the course of the week that follows, and as the pieces of this captivating story fall into place, we understand his poignant secret and the profundity of his decision to give up life for music and love.

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Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Chicken with Plums.

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  Mathieu Amalric

  ... Nasser-Ali Khan

  Mars Express, Cosmopolis

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  Edouard Baer

  ... Azraël

  Daaaaaalí, Wild Grass

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  Maria de Medeiros

  ... Faringuisse

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  Golshifteh Farahani

  ... Irâne

  William Tell, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

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  Eric Caravaca

  ... Abdi

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  Chiara Mastroianni

  ... Lili, adulte

  Marcello Mio, Carnage

Crew Behind the Film

The Chicken with Plums behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Screenwriters

Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on the graphic novel of the same name.

Production Updates for Chicken with Plums

Dec 2004

Completed

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