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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing encounters abound, but they soon discover that the local hospitality is rivaled by the desire to protect old traditions.
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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing encounters abound, but they soon discover that the local hospitality is rivaled by the desire to protect old traditions.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Jafar Panahi Productions
Cast
Jafar Panahi
Director
Behnaz Jafari
Behnaz Jafari
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Marziyeh Rezaei
Marziyeh
Maedeh Erteghaei
Maedeh
Narges Del Aram
Marziyeh's Mother
Fatemeh Ismaeilmejad
Old woman in the grave
Yadollah Dadashnejad
Yadollah
Ahmad Naderi
Karbalaei
Hassah Mihammadi
The old man in the road
Mahdi Panahi
Marziyeh's brother
Ashgar Aslani
The cow owner
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