Top films at Iran box office released

The bestselling films at Iranian box office for May 30-June 7, 2018, have been unveiled with 'Pig' joining the chart after 5 weeks of screening.

The top movies at the box office from Wednesday last week to this Thursday are as follows:

‘Texas' directed by Masoud Atyabi (Weekly gross: 6,252,530,000 Rials, Total gross: 87,897,590,000 Rials), ‘Don't Be Embarrassed' directed by Reza Maqsoudi (Weekly gross: 3,111,310,000 Rials, Total gross: 21,456,720,000 Rials), 'Istanbul Junction' directed by Mostafa Kiaee (Weekly gross: 2,310,060,000 Rials, Total gross: 21,304,130,000 Rials), and ‘Pig’ directed by Mani Haqiqi (Weekly gross: 1,160,080,000 Rials, Total gross: 8,856,440,000 Rials).

‘Pig’ depicts the story of Hassan, a filmmaker who has not been able to make any films lately, but his admired starlet can’t wait any longer and wants to leave and work with another director.

His wife no longer loves him. His daughter has grown up and feels independent. His old mother is suffering from Alzheimer. A distressingly gorgeous woman tracks him everywhere he goes and wants him to give her a role in his films.

Yet worse, an assassin is killing directors of Iranian cinema in the city, but he has paid no attention to Hassan. Now he is hopeless; isn’t he the most important filmmaker of the city? Why then doesn’t the assassin care about him?

The state of affairs becomes more painful when Hassan is accused as the prime suspect for the assassinate cases on the social networks. Now he is forced to make up an intelligent plan to restore his destroyed repute.

Hassan Majouni, Leila Hatami, Leili Rashidi, Parinaz Izadyar, Ali Mosaffa and Mina Jafarzadeh are among the flick stars.

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