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Once Upon a Time, Cinema

1992 · 1 h 32 min
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
ComedyDramaFantasyHistory

Cast

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Plot

The film follows a charming Qajar-era Iranian king who loves cinema, and a series of film history episodes unfold in a fable.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Nassereddin Shah, Actor of Cinema, is a comic homage to the cinema, funny, playful and affectionate.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,342 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.