It took a lot for Iranian-Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi to make a film that outdoes his smash indie hit "Turtles Can Fly" but he has done it with this amazing flick about taking a walk on the wild side of Bagdad. This is the story of a rock band. Rather it is the story of two people looking to start a rock band in a country where such bands are illegal. Freedom of speech in Iran would appear to be limited to mostly mosque music and good old rock and roll is not considered becoming one with Allah.
Musicians Negar and Ashkan want to go the USA to play music where the streets are paved with gold and everybody has a recording contract. OK, let's put that aside for a moment. The fact is they want to go the US to record CDs to make it big. The only problem is they need money. Some things never change. The part that is specific to Iran is that in order to play music there to earn money to go to America they have to get a music-playing permit. This is because playing rock music in Iran is like owning a machine gun in New York City. Not everyone should be able to do it.
Things take a turn for the better when they meet Nader (Hamed Behdad) the hustler with a heart of gold. Nader assures the two musicians that if they leave everything to him all will be fine. He knows how to get the requisite music-playing permit. Once they have the permit they can earn the money they need to go to America and get their shot at the big time. This sequence of scenes is right out of Sergeant Bilko and a dozen other American classics in which we know there are going to problems, and laughs, big time as the hustler proceeds to hang himself with his own rope..Netwebsite.In Is A Free Movies Website Where You Can Watch Full Movie Free. To View The Full HD Click Here