re: Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi
The film was also nominated for best writing and original screenplay, which is a rarity for foreign films.
This inspite of all the constant anti-Iran political propaganda in Western press.
So I came across some monetary figures about this Irani film:
The budget was under $1 million.
It made $3 million in Iran.
And made $22 million worldwide.
Quite a profit.
If Pakistan market is small because there are no cinemas left to exhibit movies, they need to start making low-budget movies for the global market like Iran and make film-making a profitable business. Once it is a lucrative business, then the budgets can be increased. But the quality has to improve for people to come out and watch them or to attract global audience.