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Desiree Akhavan

Also Known As: Desiree Akhaven, 戴思睿·阿卡万

Biography: Desiree Akhavan is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actress of Iranian descent, best known for her 2014 feature film debut, Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Birthday: December 27, 1984

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

1.00%

Overview: Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.

Genres: Comedy Drama Romance

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2015-03-14

Popularity:

1.002

Rating:

Votes: 91

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Overview: Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal Danny are affable enough, Nat and Gabe are shocked by their hosts' very public rows and Gabe's attempt at peace-making is awkwardly received. Nat is taken aback when virtual stranger Helene confides in her about Sasha's suspected infidelity and Gabe is rudely rebuffed when he tries to have a heart to heart with Sasha. After Helene physically attacks her husband the newcomers are desperate to leave but when Danny drops a bombshell Gabe is torn between responsibility and the easy way out.

Genres: Comedy Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2016-08-25

Popularity:

1.002

Rating:

Votes: 12

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Overview: After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

Genres: Horror

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2017-10-14

Popularity:

1.002

Rating:

Votes: 802

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Overview: The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of sexuality and gender, underscoring the power that film has to shape our perceptions of one another. Visually, this documentary comes to life on screen through compelling and intimate original interviews, intercut with emotionally-charged archival footage, photographs, ephemera, inspired music, and film clips.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2018-06-19

Popularity:

1.002

Rating:

Votes: 1

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Desiree Akhavan

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