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The Sale

Name: The Sale
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2014-10-05
Cast: Fariba Khademi, Nasim Adabi, Mahsa Abiz, Maryam Sarmadi, Mohammad Akbari

2014 | 86 min | Drama, Family

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for families.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off: No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Forough is a middle aged woman whose husband has temporarily married with another woman. Even though that was kept secret from her, but his action is considered legal in Iran. Now the husband is in prison, due to not being able to pay second wife’s “Mehrieh” (the bride’s marriage portion).The second wife intends to receive her Mehrieh by asking the court’s permission to sell his house. Forough, the first wife, in order to not lose her home, intends to sell all she has to pay for her husband’s debt and release him from the jail.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 647 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Hossein Shahabi

Fariba KhademiFroogh
Nasim AdabiNasrin
Mahsa AbizSaghar
Maryam SarmadiVakil
Mohammad AkbariChildren
Mohammad KartJavan
Giti GhasemiMortazavi