Centipede (2018) on Netflix
Reza Niazi and Mansoor work as pickpockets. Reza learns that Elham, a rich man's daughter, has sworn to marry a war veteran, and he sets out to get close to her.
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Plot summary
Reza Niazi and his friend Mansoor both make their living as pickpockets. Reza's own leg was lost in an accident. Through Mansoor's mother, who is employed by a wealthy family, Reza learns that the family's daughter, Elham, has taken an oath to marry a man wounded in the war. Elham's father is the director of a home for veterans, and Reza settles on that home as his way to get close to her. He gains entry to it and tells one lie after another, working to make her interested in him. To marry Elham and inherit her fortune is what he is after.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Centipede (2018)
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- Centipede was released on home media as two 90-minute parts, in March 2019, which drew protests and dissatisfaction; the distributor said the split expanded the film from 122 minutes to 197 minutes and added behind-the-scenes footage.
- In its seventh week of release, Centipede became the first Iranian movie to gross over 30 billion toman in Iran; it passed 4 million ticket sales within its first 45 days.
