{{Infobox film | image = Playingwithstars.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Hatef Alimardani | writer = Hatef Alimardani | producer = Ali Sartipi | starring = {{plainlist| * Melisa Zakeri * [[Farhad Aslani]] * [[Shabnam Moghaddami]] * [[Ali Mosaffa]] }} | cinematography = Moein Reza Motallebi | editing = Amir Adibparvar | music = [[Bamdad Afshar]] | released = {{film date|2021|2|1|[[Fajr International Film Festival|FIFF]]}} | country = Iran <br/> Canada | language = Persian <br/> English }}
'''''Playing with Stars''''' ({{langx|fa|ستارهبازی|italic=yes}}, <small>[[Romanization of Persian|romanized]]:</small> Setāreh-bāzī) is a 2021 Iranian [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed and written by Hatef Alimardani.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-01|title=نقد فیلم ''ستارهبازی''؛ هاتف علیمردانی در سی و نهمین جشنواره فجر {{!}} خمار غربت|url=https://www.filimo.com/shot/65873/نقد-فیلم-ستاره-بازی/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=فیلیموشات|language=fa-IR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=فیلم ''ستارهبازی'' / (۱۳۹۸) {{!}} سلامسینما|url=https://www.salamcinama.ir/movie/r61M/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C|access-date=2021-11-28|website=www.salamcinama.ir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-31|title=تیزر ''ستارهبازی ''رونمایی شد + فیلم|url=https://www.imna.ir/news/471975/تیزر-ستاره-بازی-رونمایی-شد-فیلم|access-date=2021-11-28|website=ایمنا|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=دلگرم|date=2021-02-02|title=فیلم سینمایی ''ستارهبازی'': بازیگران، داستان و زمان اکران ''ستارهبازی''|url=https://www.delgarm.com/فیلم-سینمایی-ستاره-بازی.a229617|access-date=2021-11-28|website=دلگرم|language=fa}}</ref> The film screened for the first time at the [[39th Fajr Film Festival]] and earned two nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=سینماتیکت|title=سینماتیکت - بزرگترین مرجع فروش بلیت سینما|url=https://www.cinematicket.org/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=سینماتیکت|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-07|title=اعلام نامزدهای سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/99111914615/اعلام-نامزدهای-سی-و-نهمین-جشنواره-فیلم-فجر|access-date=2021-11-28|website=ایسنا|language=fa}}</ref>
== Summary of ''Setareh Bazi'' (''Playing with Stars'') == The story of ''Setareh Bazi'' revolves around the [[Human migration|migration]] of Iranians to [[Canada]]. It highlights the newfound [[love]] many Iranians have developed for the cold northern lands, seeking a better life and the dream of settling in one of the most popular migration destinations.
== Cast ==
* Melisa Zakeri as Saba * [[Farhad Aslani]] as Mahmoud * [[Marshall Manesh]] as Khazaei * Hasti Javadi * [[Michael Madsen]] * [[Ali Mosaffa]] * [[Shabnam Moghaddami]] as Raheleh * Kÿlla Lefrançois as Paramedic * Marlos Moreira as Jacob * Claudia Tiseo as Christina * Sara Samani as Saba <small>(English VO)</small> * John ford * John Wheeler * Hassan Sanati as Shahin * Saman Aslani * Seyyede Fatemeh Shahourani
== Reception ==
=== Accolades === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result !{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2" |[[39th Fajr Film Festival|2021]] | rowspan="2" |[[Fajr Film Festival]] |Best Actress in a Leading Role |Melisa Zakeri |{{Nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=اسامی کامل برگزیدگان جشنواره فیلم فجر ۳۹ + لیست و جزئیات|url=https://www.imna.ir/news/474116/اسامی-کامل-برگزیدگان-جشنواره-فیلم-فجر-۳۹-لیست-و-جزئیات|access-date=2021-11-28|website=ایمنا|language=fa}}</ref> |- |Best Makeup |Roksana Razavi |{{Nom}} |}
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{IMDb title|11511434}}
[[Category:Iranian drama films]] [[Category:2021 Persian-language films]] [[Category:2021 drama films]] [[Category:2021 Iranian films]]