Synopsis
دایره زنگی
Mohammad is sent to an apartment situated in uptown Tehran to install their satellite dishes, while having satellite TV is illegal in Iran. He arrives there with a girl named Shirin who seems to be his girlfriend and is in need of some money to repair her father's car with which she has had an accident the day before. Each of the house's residents have their own fish to fry and they also want their satellites installed as soon as possible.
Drama + Comedy in Other Asia
77 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tambourine itself).
The 2007–2009 Other Asia Window
Tambourine holds position #31 of 47 Other Asia films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tambourine premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Other Asia films in 2008.
The 213th 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
14 audience reviews — more than 37% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 25th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #347 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #257 of 356 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Boshra Film |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | March 19, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1170393 |













