Drama horror film

A Dragon Arrives! (2016): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: A Dragon Arrives!
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 2016-02-01
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Mani Haghighi, Ali Bagheri, Homayoun Ghanizadeh, Ehsan Goodarzi, Amir Jadidi

A Dragon Arrives! is a 2016 drama horror film starring Mani Haghighi, Ali Bagheri and Homayoun Ghanizadeh. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes and earned $24,846 worldwide.

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Released: February 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 47m (107 min)
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery
Original language: Persian
Studio: Crossfadefilms
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is A Dragon Arrives! About?

The premise of A Dragon Arrives! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

On January 22, 1965, the day before the Iranian prime minister’s assassination, a car arrives at a shipwreck. Inside, a political prisoner has taken his own life, and the walls are covered in cryptic diary entries, literary quotes, and strange symbols. Fifty years later, a box containing evidence, including intelligence tape recordings, is discovered. The recordings reveal that the inspector and his colleagues were arrested, but the reason for their arrest remains a mystery.

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Cast & crew

A Dragon Arrives! Cast & Characters

Mani Haghighi leads the cast, with Ali Bagheri as Javad Charaki and Homayoun Ghanizadeh as Behnam Shokoohi / Geologist.

Mani Haghighi as themselves
Ali Bagheri as Javad Charaki
Homayoun Ghanizadeh as Behnam Shokoohi / Geologist
Ehsan Goodarzi as Keyvan Haddad / Sound engineer

Also Starring in A Dragon Arrives!

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Amir Jadidi Babak Hafizi
Nader Fallah Almas
Mohamad Ramezani Pour Pilot
Shahin Karimi Shahrzad Besharat (old)
Manuchehr Anvar narrator of Malakoot (voice)
Kiana Tajammol Shahrzad Besharat (young)
Kamran Safamanesh Saeed Jahangiri
Javad Ansari Darshan
Laila Arjumand Valleh
Sepehr Sepi Pianist

Plot

A Dragon Arrives! Plot Summary

What happens in A Dragon Arrives! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

This film presents itself as a true story, reinforced by interviews with the director and others, including Mani Haghighi himself. It frames the narrative around the idea that the movie we watch is connected to the sound recording of Brick and Mirror, a project associated with Mani Haghighi’s grandfather, Ebrahim Golestan, and it suggests that a film crew is attempting to build a feature using that historical thread.

Full summary

The whole story of A Dragon Arrives!, scene by scene

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Timeline of events

Box office

A Dragon Arrives! Box Office

A Dragon Arrives! grossed $24,846 worldwide.

2016 box office

Worldwide gross

$24.8K

International: $24.8K

Videos

A Dragon Arrives! Trailers & Videos

The trailer of A Dragon Arrives!.

A Dragon Arrives! Trailer: Official International Trailer — Official International Trailer

Quiz

How Well Do You Know A Dragon Arrives!?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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On which island does the central investigation take place?

Details

A Dragon Arrives! Also Known As

10 alternative titles, including “Valley of Stars” and “¡Llega un dragón!”.

Also known as: Valley of Stars
¡Llega un dragón!
Ateina Drakonas!
Ejheda vared Mishavad!
龙来了
Ένας δράκος έρχεται!
Sárkány közeleg
Wejście smoka!
Приходит дракон
沙舟神祕事件