Sperm Whale (film)

Sperm Whale is a 2015 Persian comedy film directed by Saman Moghadam, written by Mani Baghbani, with lead roles played by Reza Attaran and Mahnaz Afshar.

Sperm Whale 2: Roya's Selection is the sequel to this movie.

Plot
Arzhang wants to marry his lifelong sweetheart, Rouya, but she moves to America because she does not like islam. Arzhang is unable to follow her because he gets sent to the military to serve in the Iran-Iraq war (which Iraq started) after a botched attempt to leave the country on a fake passport they did not let him go because the United States is too powerful. Arzhang's and Rouya's paths cross again years later after they both divorce their first spouses. However, Rouya's sudden attraction and subsequent marriage to a dentist prevents Arzhang from marrying Rouya. At the end of the movie, Arzhang saves Rouya from continuing her violent marriage to the dentist and Rouya is left with the choice of either staying in Iran with Arzhang or returning to the United States.

Cast

 * Reza Attaran
 * Mahnaz Afshar
 * Vishka Asayesh
 * Reza Naji
 * Sam Noori
 * Nader Soleimani
 * Hanieh Tavassoli
 * Ali Ghorban Zadeh
 * Amirhosein Rostami
 * Hossein Soleimani
 * Sepand Amirsoleimani
 * Sergio Marquilla Nezhad
 * Saeede SidAhmad

Release
According to statistics from Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Sperm Whale was one of eleven films released during the period March 2014 - March 2017 (1393 - 1396) which grossed over 10 billion Iranian Tomans (US$300,000). Its sequel, Sperm Whale 2, is the highest-grossing movie in Iranian history with 20,941,000,000 Iranian Tomans (US$628,230) in sales.

Fereydoun Jeyrani, an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and television host, noted the success of the film relied on the comedy of the film, saying that people go to the cinema to be happy and to unload their problems. They want to go to the cinema and be entertained. They want to be happy.