Once Upon a Time, CinemaMovie
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.
About Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema is a 1992 fantasy, history, comedy movie directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 32m, production credits from Iran, an original language code of FA.
The credited cast includes Ezzatollah Entezami, Mehdi Hashemi, Mohammadali Keshavarz, Akbar Abdi. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
