Reading Lolita in Tehran
In 1979, amidst censorship and religious extremism, a revolutionary literature professor in Tehran gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.
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Golshifteh Farahani
Azar Nafisi
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Arash Marandi
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Catayoune Ahmadi
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Reza Diako
Bahri
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Ash Goldeh
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Eran Riklis Director · Marjorie David Writer Azar Nafisi Author
Worldwide gross $1.4M · United States release July 10, 2026 · Produced in Italy, Israel, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,407,912
Production
Eran Riklis Productions
Production
Topia Communications
Production
Rosamont
Production
Minerva Pictures
Production
MiC
Production
United King Films
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
WestEnd Films
Production
Italy · Israel · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Persian
Release dates
Italy · October 19, 2024
Premiere · 19th Rome Film Festival
Italy · November 21, 2024
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 2026
Theatrical
Austria
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 16, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
March 26, 2025 · Theatrical
March 8, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
March 8, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
September 30, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
November 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
May 13, 2025 · Premiere
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
June 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Spain
July 24, 2025 · Theatrical
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