‘Millipede’ captures audience laughter

‌Iran flick 'Millipede' captures audience members’ reaction to comic scenes in Iranian cinema halls.

Online footage emerged recently showing the flick’s audience laugh and enjoy comic scenes of Abolhassan Davoudi's new offering which grosses 24 billion-plus rials in a short while after premiere.

A brief synopsis of the flick reads, “Reza, a criminal, finds out that a rich female doctor at war veteran hospital vows to marry a veteran. Reza who is an amputee without a leg wants to marry the doctor. However, things get out of hand in the middle.”

Actors such as Mehran Ahmadi , Sepand Amir-Soleymani, Reza Attaran, Sara Bahrami, Mohammad-Javad Ezzati, Shohreh Lorestani and Omid Rouhani are on the cast list.

The helmer has written and directed the movies ‘The Magical Journey’ (1990), ‘Rainy Man’ (1999), ‘Bread, Love and a 1000cc Bike’ (2001) and ‘Intersection’ (2005).

His ‘Rainy Man’ (1999) was nominated for Best Film Crystal Simorgh award at Fajr Film Festival while ‘Crossroads’ (2005) grabbed him a nom for Best Director Crystal Simorgh at the event.

The 33rd edition of Fajr Filmfest granted Best Film and Best Director awards to Davoudi’s ‘Crazy Rook’ (2014).

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