Summary
An Iranian-born teenager living in suburban New Jersey thinks of herself as simply an American until anti-Iranian sentiment erupts in her community after American hostages are held in Iran.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 72Audiences 72GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer78%
Metascore65
Audience score75%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2002
February 22, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PersianMade in
United States
20 of 20
- MPMariam ParrisMary Armin
- DADavid AckertAli Armin
Shaun ToubDr. Darius Armin
Shohreh AghdashlooHoma Armin
Maz JobraniReza
Sabine SinghJill- VJVictor JoryJamie
- BHBabo HarrisonMrs. Murrow
- MHMichael H. IngramHenry DiMarco
Marisa RedantyJudy DiMarco- GSGoli SamiiLeila
Michael BliedenPete
Jason NashJoel- JNJohn NecefYoung Ali
- ACAlexandra CalderonBaby Maryam
- AAArmin AmeroCyrus Armin
- MHMark HavlisPolice Officer
- JFJim FrangioneI.N.S. Officer
- SLSean LynchCowboy Joe
- JNJosh NewmanSecurity Guard
Directing · 1
- Ramin Serry Director, Writer
Production · 4
- Cyrus Serry Executive Producer
- Shauna Lyon Producer
- Derrick Tseng Co-Producer
- Jonathan Shoemaker Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Harlan Bosmajian Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gary Levy Editor
Sound · 1
- Ahrin Mishan Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Petra Barchi Production Design
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