Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

A young Canadian poet with Chinese and Persian parents travels to Iran to perform at a poetry festival.

Cast

Shohreh Aghdashloo

as Mehrnaz (voice)

Sandra Oh

as Rosie Ming (voice)

Payman Maadi

as Payman (voice)

Eddy Ko Hung

as Stephen (voice)

Elliot Page

as Kelly (voice)

Omid Abtahi

as Ramin (voice)

Navid Negahban

as Mehran (voice)

Nancy Kwan

as Gloria (voice)

Don McKellar

as Dietmar (voice)

Nima Gholamipour

as Tour Guide (voice)

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