Synopsis
Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own death at half moon. Halfway there, the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.5%
Critic Consensus
100.0% Fresh • 24 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, tragic, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
funnytragicvisually strikingsurrealemotionaldark
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count24
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes3,275
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2007 | $2,528 | $3,826 |
| International | 2007 | $246,221 | $372,598 |
| Worldwide | 2007 | $248,749 | $376,423 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2007 | $99,752 | $150,952 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2007 | $17,000 | $25,726 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2007 | $6,000 | $9,080 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2007 | $286,000 | $432,794 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2007 | $643,000 | $973,030 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2007 | $82,200 | $124,390 |
| Total Revenues | 2007 | $1,133,952 | $1,715,971 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2007 | $274,000 (est) | $414,635 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2007 | $199,000 (est) | $301,140 (est) |
| Participations | 2007 | $23,000 | $34,805 |
| Residuals ? | 2007 | $65,000 | $98,362 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2007 | $54,800 | $82,927 |
| Total Expenses | 2007 | $615,800 | $931,869 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2007 | $518,152 | $784,102 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $623,000, BluRay $21,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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