Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection
A Persian wedding-day comedy revisits the long friendship between Arjang and Roya through affectionate, episodic flashbacks.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- lighthearted movie night
- romantic comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Arjang's wedding day supplies the present-time structure while extensive flashbacks explore his friendship with Roya.
The flashbacks focus on Arjang and Roya's earlier friendship and shared memories.
The central occasion is an Iranian wedding, and the film is a contemporary Iranian comedy performed in Persian.
The film explicitly continues the story of the first Sperm Whale and reunites Arjang and Roya.
Films like Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection, and why
Sperm Whale
Iranian romantic comedy with comic misunderstandings, relationship nostalgia, and an ensemble of eccentric characters
The Wedding Date
Wedding-centered romantic comedy built around flashbacks, friendship, and heightened relationship humor
Mamma Mia!
Warm ensemble comedy using a major celebration to revisit romantic history and unresolved interpersonal tensions
Movie Details
- Director
- Saman Moghaddam
- Release Date
- 2017-10-06
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 3.9 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Reza Attaran
- Mahnaz Afshar
- Vishka Asayesh
- Sirous Gorjestani
- Amirhossein Arman
- Hesam Navabsafavi
- Ali Ghorbanzadeh
- Reza Naji
- Hassan Zarei
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection about?
- A Persian wedding-day comedy revisits the long friendship between Arjang and Roya through affectionate, episodic flashbacks.
- What is Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection.
- Which films are like Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection?
- Films with a similar feel include Sperm Whale, The Wedding Date, and Mamma Mia!.
- How long is Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection?
- Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection?
- In United States, Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
