Starring Parviz Parastui, Elnaz Shakerdust and Mohsen Kiai, the film tells the story of a low class singer who is forced to leave his job after Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979.
The movie is followed by Saeid Rustai’s acclaimed drama Just 6.5 with 270 billion rials (about $6 million).
The comedy films Texas 2 by Masud Atiabi and Rahman 1400 by Manuchehr Hadi come next with 250 billion rials ($5.9 million) and 220 billion rials ($5.2 million) respectively.
Acclaimed dramas When the Moon Was Full by Narges Abyar and The Warden by Nima Javidi took the fifth and sixth places.
Closed Eyes and Ears by Farzad Motamen, Four Fingers by Hamed Mohammadi, We Are All Together by Kamal Tabrizi and Under the Supervision by Majid Salehi are also among Iran’s 10 box office hits of the year.
Source: Tehran Times