Modest Reception
6.7
An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.
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Cast
13 people
Mani Haghighi
Kaveh
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Taraneh Alidoosti
Leyla
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The Salesman
Saber Abar
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About Elly
Amir Reza Koohestani
Saeed Changizian
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Esmaeil Khalaj
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Mohammad Aghebati
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Danial Fathi
Himan Dehgani
Naqi Seif-Jamali
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Nader Fallah
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Vahid Aghapoor
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Mani Haghighi Director · Amir Reza Koohestani Writer
United States release October 21, 2012 · Produced in Iran · Original title پذیرایی ساده
Production
Hubert Bals Fund
Production
Iran
Produced in
Languages
Original title
پذیرایی ساده
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2012
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
United States · October 21, 2012
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Iran · January 2, 2013
Theatrical
Australia
June 10, 2012 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Canada
October 20, 2013 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
China
April 18, 2013 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
July 5, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
January 28, 2013 · Premiere · Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
Germany
February 13, 2012 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2012 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
July 12, 2012 · Premiere · Cinefan - Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
Italy
September 18, 2016 · Asiatica Film Mediale
Netherlands
January 24, 2013 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
October 13, 2012 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Romania
June 1, 2012 · Premiere · Transylvania International Film Festival
Russia
August 22, 2012 · Premiere · On The Edge East International Film Festival
Taiwan
July 17, 2012 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 27, 2012 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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