Once Upon a Time, Cinema (1992)
The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer, who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early twentieth century to the reign of Naser al-Din Shah in 19th century Iran. Captured by the Shah's guards, he shows films from the history of Iranian cinema to the Shah. The Shah is entranced and eagerly shows his family the apparently magical medium.
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Cast
Ezzatollah Entezami
as Nassereddin Shah
Ezzatolah Entezami (also spell Ezatollah Entezami, born 1924 in Tehran, Iran) was an award-winning Iranian actor. Graduated from theater and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958, Entezami started...
Mehdi Hashemi
as Akkas bashi
Mehdi Hashemi (مهدی هاشمی) is an Iranian actor, screenwriter and director, born in 1946 in Langarud, Iran. He graduated from the University of Tehran in 1973, where he studied performing arts. Mehdi H...
Mohammadali Keshavarz
as Farrash bashi
Mohammadali Keshavarz (April 15, 1930 - June 14, 2020) was an actor of cinema, theater, and television who was born in Isfahan, Iran. After graduating from the dramatic arts academy, his first movie w...
Akbar Abdi
as Malijak
Akbar Abdi is an Iranian actor and comedian. Akbar Abdi proved his talent through a TV series consisting of children's programming. Abdi is of Iranian Azerbaijani descent from Ardabil.
He started h...
Dariush Arjmand
as Amir Kabir
Dariush Arjmand is an Iranian actor. A son of a military father and a housewife mother, he was born in Mashhad and grew up in Mashhad. He started performing in plays at the age of 12.
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
as Golnaar
Fateme Motamedaria (فاطمه معتمد آریا) was born on 29 October 1961 in Tehran. She is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. Fateme Motamedaria received her degree in Arts from Tehran University.
Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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