Once Upon a Time, Cinema

Once Upon a Time, Cinema (1992)

FantasyHistoryComedy

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.

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Casts

	Ezzatollah Entezami as Nassereddin Shah
	Mehdi Hashemi as Akkas bashi
	Mohammadali Keshavarz as Farrash bashi
	Akbar Abdi as Malijak
	Dariush Arjmand as Amir Kabir
	Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as Golnaar
	Mahaya Petrossian as Soboli
	Parvaneh Massoumi as Atieh
	Jahangir Forouhar as
	Morteza Ahmadi as
	Saeed Amirsoleimani as

Crew