She faked her way into his heart, but the wedding bells might expose everything.
A girl who pretends to be the daughter of a rich alcohol manufacturer, Nezamadollah, gets caught in her lie when she falls in love with someone who works for him and asks for her hand in marriage.
Acting
Niloofar's desperate charm as a woman building a house of cards.
Production
Glimpses of 1960s Tehran's upper crust rarely preserved on film.
Writing
Tight 90-minute construction where every scene tightens the noose.
Director
Khosrow Parvizi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-revolution Iranian cinema often explored class mobility through marriage; this captures a moment before 1979 changed everything.
Khosrow Parvizi directed over 30 films but most remain difficult to access outside Iran; Fake World is among his most circulated.
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