Salaam Cinema
Seen it?1995 | 75 min | Documentary, Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves backroom deals and speeches and music lovers. Power and ambition drive every scene. Sits nicely alongside Roger & Me or Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 1 hr 15 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he decides to make a movie about the casting and the screen tests of the would-be actors.
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 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Shaghayeh DjodatHerself
- Behzad DoraniHimself
- Feizola GashghaiHimself
- Maryam KeyhanHerself
- Mohsen MakhmalbafHimself
- M.H. MokhtarianHimself
- Kambiz ShabankareHimself
- Mirhadi TayebiHimself
- Azadeh ZanganehHerself
- Moharram ZaynalzadehHimself