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In pics: Drive-in movies come to rescue in a locked down Iran
By: HT Auto Desk Updated on: 05 May 2020, 15:22 PM
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Moviegoers buy tickets online for what is called the “Cinema Machine” in Farsi.
1/6 The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theater. (All text courtesy: AP)
2/6 A drive-in theater now operates from a parking lot right under Tehran’s iconic Milad tower, showing a film in line with the views of hard-liners. (VIA REUTERS)
3/6 Workers wearing a protective suit and a face mask spray disinfectants on cars that line up each night under the Milad Tower parking lot. (via REUTERS)
4/6 With stadiums shut and movie theaters closed, this parking-lot screening is the only film being shown in a communal setting amid the coronavirus outbreak in Iran. (VIA REUTERS)
5/6 The film being shown is 'Exodus,' produced by a firm affiliated with Iran's hard-line Revolutionary Guard. The film by director Ebrahim Hatamikia focuses on cotton farmers whose fields die from salt water brought by local dams. (VIA REUTERS)
6/6 Moviegoers tune into the film's audio via an FM station on their car radios and enjoy the entertainment outside of their homes. (VIA REUTERS)
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