‘Motreb’ hits record at Iran box office

‘Motreb’ has set a new sales record in the history of Iranian box office.

Selling more than 380,000,000,000 rials, the film’s gross beats the previous box office topper ‘Millipede’ by Abolhassan Davoudi.

It has gone on the public screens across Iran since the mourning lunar month of Safar.

Directed by Mostafa Kiaee, ‘Motreb’ finished the shooting stage in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The social-comedy's cast includes Parviz Parastouee, Elnaz Shakerdoust, Mohsen Kiaee, Hossein Omidi, Amin Moqaddam, and Mehran Ahmadi as well as a number of Turkish actors.

“They don’t acknowldge [our talent] call us just a live music performer,” a synopsis for the film reads.

The flick is about an Iranian family that arrives in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

‘Motreb’ is written and produced by Mostafa Kiaee. The director himself has also appeared in the movie.

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