Iran movie ‘5 p.m.’ sets new record at box office

Iranian comedy ‘5 p.m.’ directed by Mehran Modiri sets new records at the box office on its opening day.

Selling over 7 billion rials ($185,000) on Friday in 50 cinemas, the movie crossed the previous record-holder ‘Salaam Mumbai’ which received $155,000 on its first screening day last year.

‘5 p.m.’ is the first title by Mehran Modiri set in populated streets, narrating the story of a man who needs to do troublesome task from 7 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon.

The film stars are artists such as Siamak Ansari, Amir Jafari and Azadeh Samadian.

Modiri has appeared in several series such as 'The Man of Two Thousand Faces' (2008), 'Bitter Coffee' (2009-2012), 'Heart of Ice 3' (2012), 'My Villa' (2012), 'I'm Just Kidding' (2013), 'In Hashieh' (2014), and 'Sneeze' (2015).

The comedian/auteur began acting at a young age and appeared in a number of plays before attending the University of Tehran, Faculty of Art.

He has directed many of the mentioned series such as 'Flight 57', 'Happy Hour', 'Nowruz 76', 'Excuse Me, You Are?', 'Number 14', '90 Nights', 'Dotted Line' and 'In Hashieh', and 'Sneeze'.

He received a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at Fajr Filmfest for his role in 'There is Always a Woman Involved'.

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