I'm Taraneh, 15

I'm Taraneh, 15
Directed by	Rasul Sadrameli
Produced by	Mohammad Reza Takhtkeshian
Written by	Rasul Sadrameli Kambuzia Partovi
Starring	Taraneh Alidoosti Hossein Mahjoub Mahtab Nasirpour Milad Sadrameli
Music by	Madjid Entezami
Cinematography	Bahram Badakshani
Edited by	Mohammad Reza Mouyini
Release date	2002 (2002)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	persian

I'm Taraneh, 15 (Persian: من ترانه ۱۵ سال دارم‎) is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Rasul Sadrameli. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Plot

Fifteen-year-old Taraneh, whose widowed father is in jail, refuses the unwanted attentions of carpet salesman Amir - until Amir's mother, at the insistence of his son, talks Taraneh into accepting Amir's marriage proposal. However, instead of a typical marriage, the union is in form of a temporary religious ceremony or "sigheh." Within four months the couple realize that they are incompatible, they divorce and Amir emigrates back to Germany. When Taraneh discovers that she is pregnant she decides against all advice and intense social pressure, to keep the baby.

Cast

• Taraneh Alidoosti as Taraneh
• Hossein Mahjoub as Father
• Mahtab Nasirpour as Mrs. Kishmili
• Milad Sadrameli as Amir

Awards and nominations

See also

• List of submissions to the 75th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• I'm Taraneh, 15 on IMDb