Chicken with Plums (2011)
Overview
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,265,941.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 4.986 |
Directed By
Marjane Satrapi
Vincent Paronnaud
Crew
Marjane Satrapi
Christophe Beaucarne
Vincent Paronnaud
Olivier Thys
Emmanuel de Boissieu
Paul Heymans
Gilles Waterkeyn
Bernhard Henrich
Rémi Burah
Nadia Khamlichi
Jasmina Torbati
Olivier Bernet
Carl Woebcken
Valérie Espagne
Adrian Politowski
Anja Dihrberg
Madeline Fontaine
Udo Kramer
Christophe Bichot
François-Xavier Decraene
Henning Molfenter
Christoph Fisser
Hengameh Panahi
Stéphane Roche
Jeremy Burdek
Wassili Zygouris
Nathalie Tissier
Anna Von Gwinner
Nathalie Tissier
François-Xavier Decraene
Vincent Paronnaud
Stéphane Malheu
Marjane Satrapi
Dorothée Soual
Marjane Satrapi
TOP CAST
Mathieu Amalric
Nasser-Ali Khan
Édouard Baer
Azraël
Maria de Medeiros
Faringuisse
Golshifteh Farahani
Irâne
Éric Caravaca
Abdi
Chiara Mastroianni
Lili, adulte
Mathis Bour
Cyrus
Enna Balland
Lili
Didier Flamand
Le maître de musique
Serge Avédikian
Le père d'Irâne
Rona Hartner
Soudabeh
Jamel Debbouze
Houshang / Le mendiant
Isabella Rossellini
Parvine
Frédéric Saurel
Mirza
Christian Friedel
Cyrus, 22 ans
Julia Goldstern
Nancy
Julia Camps y Salat
Faringuisse enfant
Jaouen Gouevic
Le petit-fils d'Irâne
Timothé Riquet
Nasser-Ali enfant
Angus Boulaire
Abdi enfant
François Legrand
Le maître d'école
Laura Baade
La fille de Cyrus
Dustin Graf
Fils de Cyrus 1
Nomi Kalsar
Fils de Cyrus 2
Jean-Michel Dagory
Socrate
Christian Sengewald
Un élève de Socrate
Adolfo Assor
Homme bazar Rasht
Ilse Strambowski
Vieille femme bus
Tim Williams
Le docteur américain
Dietmar Rüttiger
Le joueur de cartes
Louis-Marie Audubert
Anonyme cimetière 1
Bruno Paviot
Anonyme cimetière 2
Philippe Beglia
Anonyme cimetière 3
Luc Gentil
Médecin de famille
Amit Jacobi
Puppeteer 1
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