Overview
In a world where music is silenced, two young dreamers fight for their voices.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- urgent
- rebellious
- melancholic
- world cinema night
- music film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's energetic portrait of Iran's underground music scene and its politically urgent blend of drama and documentary realism.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Negar and Ashkan organize clandestine musicians while authorities obstruct their performances and artistic expression.
The film follows fictionalized young musicians through Tehran's underground music scene and incorporates music-centered, reality-inflected presentation.
The protagonists seek documents to reach Europe after repeated interference with their ability to make music in Iran.
The protagonists travel through Tehran to recruit bands and build an unofficial music community across genres.
Films like No One Knows About Persian Cats, and why
The Music Room
shared music-centered drama, authoritarian social pressure, and young artists seeking creative freedom
Rocks
shared underground music culture, rebellious youth, and politically charged urban realism
A Separation
shared Iranian setting, constrained personal freedom, and documentary-inflected social realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Release Date
- 2009-12-23
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (82)
Cast
- Negar Shaghaghi
- Ashkan Koshanejad
- Hamed Behdad
- Babak Mirzakhani
- Kosh Mirzahi
- Bahman Ghobadi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is No One Knows About Persian Cats about?
- Young Iranian musicians navigate censorship, underground collaboration, and the perilous hope of escape while trying to make their voices heard.
- What is No One Knows About Persian Cats like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of No One Knows About Persian Cats as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is No One Knows About Persian Cats violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in No One Knows About Persian Cats as mild.
- What did critics think of No One Knows About Persian Cats?
- Critics broadly praised the film's energetic portrait of Iran's underground music scene and its politically urgent blend of drama and documentary realism.
- Which films are like No One Knows About Persian Cats?
- Films with a similar feel include The Music Room, Rocks, and A Separation.
- How long is No One Knows About Persian Cats?
- No One Knows About Persian Cats runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch No One Knows About Persian Cats?
- In United States, No One Knows About Persian Cats streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel.
