Originally Posted by
Jared
You can't actually make a movie like this in Iran, for obvious reasons. But that is where it takes place, albeit in a fictional locale only known as "Bad City." Why did you think everyone spoke Farsi and the cars had clearly non-American plates? Why did all, even the prostitutes, wear hijabs outside?
Fun fact: the junkie dad had a recurring role as a cab driver on How I Met Your Mother.
I know where the movie takes place within the world of the movie, but this comment:
Though if not for the language and the head-scarfs, you'd hardly know it's Iran, as it could be any Western boom-turned-bust town.
Made it seem like maybe you didn't know it wasn't filmed in America.