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Surviving Paradise is a 2001 American family adventure/drama film written and directed by Kamshad Kooshan. With three months of theatrical release in major theaters in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, it is considered to be the first English-language Iranian-American film distributed in the United States. This film is believed to be one of the first vehicles in introducing Shohreh Aghdashloo to Hollywood.
Original Release
06/30/2000
US Release
06/30/2000
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | Pari |
| Kian Abedini | Sam |
| Lauren Parissa Abedini | Sara |
| Joe Alvarez | Mr. F |
| David Wissak | Mr. Z |
| Vahik Pirhamzei | Mo |
| Otis Freeman | Lou |
| Lunden De'Leon | Phyllis |
| Verton R. Banks | Lionel |
| Fred Cline | Business Man |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | Pari |
| Kian Abedini | Sam |
| Lauren Parissa Abedini | Sara |
| Joe Alvarez | Mr. F |
| David Wissak | Mr. Z |
| Vahik Pirhamzei | Mo |
| Otis Freeman | Lou |
| Lunden De'Leon | Phyllis |
| Verton R. Banks | Lionel |
| Fred Cline | Business Man |
| Shohreh Afshar | |
| Anahid Avanesian | Party Guest |
| Richard Azurdia | |
| Bruce Bailey | Sergant McCoy |
| David Jay Barry | Mr. A |
| James Carrera | (as Jimmy Cruise) |
| Jim Carretta | (as James Carretta) |
| Peter Cortez | |
| Paris Davari | |
| Chelle-o Funderbunk |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kamshad Kooshan | Producer |
| Filippo Bussi | Producer |
| Bahman Maghsoudlou | Producer |
