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Desiderium
Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.
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Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Ali Hatami
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Runtime:120 minutes
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Cast
Ali Hatami
Director
Behrouz Vossoughi
Majid Dokaleh
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
Fakhri Khorvash
Forough Zaman
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Aghdas
Akbar Meshkin
Pharmacist
Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad
Majid's Mother
Saeed Nikpour
Karim
Jahangir Forouhar
Doctor
Minoo Abrishami
The Tout
Atash Khayyer
Zinat al Sadat
Saeed Amirsoleimani
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