Sperm Whale (film)

Sperm Whale (Persian: نهنگ عنبر‎, romanized: Nahang-e Anbar) is a 2015 Persian comedy film directed by Saman Moghadam, written by Mani Baghbani, with lead roles played by Reza Attaran and Mahnaz Afshar.[1]

Sperm Whale
Film poster
Persianنهنگ عنبر
Directed bySaman Moghadam
Produced bySaman Moghadam
Written bySaman Moghadam
Starring
Release date
  • 14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) (Iran)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Sperm Whale 2: Roya's Selection is the sequel to this movie.

Plot

Arzhang wants to marry his lifelong sweetheart, Rouya, but she moves with her family to America. Arzhang is unable to follow her because he gets sent to the military to serve in the Iran-Iraq war after a botched attempt to leave the country on a fake passport.[2] Arzhang's and Rouya's paths cross again years later after they both divorce their first spouses. However, Rouya's sudden attraction and subsequent marriage to a dentist prevents Arzhang from marrying Rouya. At the end of the movie, Arzhang saves Rouya from continuing her violent marriage to the dentist and Rouya is left with the choice of either staying in Iran with Arzhang or returning to the United States.[2]

Cast

Release

According to statistics from Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Sperm Whale was one of eleven films released during the period March 2014 - March 2017 (1393 - 1396) which grossed over 10 billion Iranian Tomans (US$300,000).[3] Its sequel, Sperm Whale 2, is the highest-grossing movie in Iranian history with 20,941,000,000 Iranian Tomans (US$628,230) in sales.[3]

Fereydoun Jeyrani, an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and television host, noted the success of the film relied on the comedy of the film, saying that people go to the cinema to be happy and to unload their problems. They want to go to the cinema and be entertained. They want to be happy.[4]

References
  1. "فیلم نهنگ عنبر". سلام سینما (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. Masoud Masoudi (2017-07-24), فیلم کامل نهنگ عنبر, retrieved 2017-12-19
  3. "11 فیلم پر فروش سال‌های 93 تا 96 به تفکیک آمار". ایسنا (in Persian). 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. "اظهارات صریح جیرانی درباره تولیدات سینمایی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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