It's the true story of two sisters who were locked up from birth by their parents, then discovered and released at age 11. Miramax is positioning it for a shot at the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Other releases are still in the tentative stage, but three films seem likely to open in US theaters by next spring. In Print One indication of Iran's vibrant film culture is that ten film magazines are published in Tehran. One, Film International, which appears two or three times a year, is in English.
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