Synopsis
سلام سینما
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Salaam Cinema. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1994–1996 Other Asia Window
Salaam Cinema holds position #9 of 14 Other Asia films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Other Asia, 53 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Salaam Cinema premiered alongside 2 others.
Documentary + Drama in Other Asia
6 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Documentary and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Salaam Cinema itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Other Asia films in 1995.
The 83rd Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 80% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Other Asia films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Salaam Cinema, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- job seeking · 3
- job interview · 2
- reading aloud · 1
- filmmaking · 14
- movie business · 11
- singer · 10
- satire · 9
- singing · 6
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #355 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #24 of 27 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Green Film House, Amoon |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | April 14, 1995 |
| IMDb | tt0114329 |