

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.

Shaghayeh Djodat
Herself
Lead
Behzad Dorani
Himself
Feizola Gashghai
Himself
Maryam Keyhan
Herself

Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Himself
M.H. Mokhtarian
Himself
Kambiz Shabankare
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Mirhadi Tayebi
Himself
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mohsen Makhmalbaf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Salaam Cinema is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”