Summaries

A Iranian man (Akbar Abdi) stuck in Turkey, desperately wants to get a VISA to go to America. He starts dressing up as a woman in hopes of marrying an American man to get American citizenship, but he starts having doubts and...

A middle-aged man named Abbas, desperate to leave Iran for America, longs for a visa that would allow him to travel to the U.S. In his desperation, the man begins dressing as a woman in the hope of ensnaring an American man and entering the country that way. By changing his clothes and applying make-up, Abbas transforms into Dorna, but as events unfold and scenarios become increasingly complicated, Abbas begins to have his doubts. Fusing comedy, drama and romance, Davood Mirbagheri's 'Snow Man' has gone on to become one of the highest-grossing Iranian films of all time.—IMVBox.com

Details

Keywords
  • american
  • iran
  • turkey
  • makeup
  • man disguised as woman
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Sep 30, 1997
Countries of origin Iran
Language English Persian Turkish
Filming locations Istanbul, Turkey
Production companies Farabi Cinema Foundation Soureh Organisation of Cinematic Progression

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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