“Leila Brothers” sold 21 billion, “Left, Right” is still banned

Charso Press: “Roshan”, “Sek Kam Habs”, “Bee Worker”, “Blue Veins”, “Left, Right” and… are films in different genres that are on the list of confiscated films, and each time for some reasons, the case of some of them It opens and closes and their fate is never told.

Some time ago, movie directors announced some of the films mentioned above as the names of problematic films, films whose screening problems cannot be solved simply by removing a few sequences. With all these cases, the issuance of the license to show films such as “Roshan” and “Left and Right” in a situation where the total box office sales in one week is 3 billion and 500 million tomans, creates a little hope to solve the problem of some other banned films. It means that in practice they can save the declining cinema box office.

The fact is that by not screening the films, there will be no change in their procedure and the creators will not be harmed, it is only the cinema that is under pressure and every day it is one step closer to decline and destruction. Now, why is there no damage to the manufacturers?

For example, a film like “Leila Brothers” directed by Saeed Raushi, is not suitable for screening in Iran; But its international distributor has screened the film in UAE and France and made this film sell 717 thousand 463 dollars, which is an income equal to 21 billion 523 million 890 thousand Tomans. Separately, this sale in France is 707 thousand 842 dollars, equivalent to 21 billion 223 million 890 thousand Tomans, and in the UAE it is 9 thousand 621 dollars, equivalent to 288 million 639 thousand Tomans.

Companies lurking in Iranian films

One of the reasons for the success of Iranian filmmakers in the international arena is the presence of international companies and broadcasters. So, in fact, we have such broadcasters who can be the saviors and helpers of cinema, but the problem is that the seizure and the type of operation of the cinema organization and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance are such that these legal entities cannot help Iranian cinema and unintentionally and in The public mind becomes an enemy.

However, the fact of the matter is that if Iranian cinema values ​​its films, it can have significant sales in the cinema and attract the attention of the world in the international arena. It should also be considered that if the global broadcaster wants to take the banned film, the ban is practically ineffective and meaningless, so why do we do something that we cannot screen Iranian movies ourselves? Naturally, if this trend continues, over time, the creators will go towards producing works that have a larger audience outside of Iran, and by making such films, they will not only earn an acceptable income, but also gain relative fame in the international arena.

With these explanations, there are still films that are referred to as banned films, and many film distribution companies in neighboring countries, in contact with some of the owners of works whose works have been banned for a long time, demand to buy the rights to show these films with Big numbers are for display outside the borders of Iran.

Among them, there are companies that are willing to pay 500,000 dollars, that is, at a price of 32,000 tomans, a figure equivalent to 16 billion tomans, to buy the global rights for an Iranian movie, whose owner has permission to release his film in Europe, America, Dubai, Canada, Australia. , France (countries that have a significant Iranian audience), although this number is not fixed and higher offers may be made. Another point is that this number does not include burning video and TV and is only for showing in cinemas.

Some films that have faced a lot of criticism in foreign festivals in the past few months and their screening in Iran is becoming more and more blind are now in the theaters, and comedy films such as “Left, Right” and “Sishlik” which are titled They are blackmailed and are the priority of buying these companies.

With this news, it seems that Iranian cinema will enter a new path of dealing with banned films, and it should be seen what are the positions of the Ministry of Guidance in the current situation and the reaction to the gradual removal of bans in Iranian cinema?

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