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Salaam Cinema

Salaam Cinema

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Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he decides to make a movie about the casting and the screen tests of the would-be actors.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

14 April 1995

Country

Iran

Cast

Shaghayeh Djodat

Shaghayeh Djodat

Herself

Behzad Dorani

Behzad Dorani

Himself

Feizola Gashghai

Feizola Gashghai

Himself

Maryam Keyhan

Maryam Keyhan

Herself

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Himself

M.H. Mokhtarian

M.H. Mokhtarian

Himself

Kambiz Shabankare

Kambiz Shabankare

Himself

Mirhadi Tayebi

Mirhadi Tayebi

Himself

Azadeh Zanganeh

Azadeh Zanganeh

Herself

Moharram Zaynalzadeh

Moharram Zaynalzadeh

Himself

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