Two scheming property dealers, one unsuspecting old woman, and a plot of land worth far more than she realizes — Mehrie (1995) spins this simple setup into a family comedy of greed, rivalry, and comeuppance, directed by Asghar Hashemi and led by comic favorite Ali Reza Khamseh.
What is Mehrie about?
Circumstances leave the elderly Bibi with no choice: a piece of land she owns has to go on the market. The trouble is that she has only the vaguest idea what it is worth, and that gap in knowledge draws flies. A pair of unscrupulous dealers each smell an easy profit and set out to talk her into parting with the property for a fraction of its real value. Neither counted on the other, though, and their attempts to outmaneuver one another quickly tangle into a chain of mishaps, misunderstandings, and increasingly desperate schemes. As the rivalry escalates, the two con men find that cheating an old woman is considerably harder work than honest business would have been — and the complications they create begin to close in on them.
About the cast
Ali Reza Khamseh, one of the most familiar comic faces of Iranian film and television, heads the cast alongside Jahanbakhsh Soltani, a versatile character actor with a long career on stage and screen. Parvindokht Yazdanian completes the principal trio, and the interplay between the ensemble carries much of the film's humor.
Context & significance
Mid-1990s Iranian cinema produced a steady stream of popular comedies built around money troubles, property, and small-time swindlers, and Mehrie sits squarely in that tradition. Its title refers to the marriage portion pledged to a bride under Iranian custom — a detail that roots the story's financial stakes in everyday family life. Running roughly ninety minutes, the film mixes comedy with family drama in the accessible style that drew broad audiences to Iranian theaters in that decade.
Watching Mehrie on K-Time
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