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Hadji Sha, a fifty-year-old woman has disguised herself as a man to protect her sister's family. She makes friends with a singer who somehow has to deny her identity as a woman too. The problem comes up when Hadji Sha finds out that her sister's retarded granddaughter has been raped.
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Hadji Sha, a fifty-year-old woman has disguised herself as a man to protect her sister's family. She makes friends with a singer who somehow has to deny her identity as a woman too. The problem comes up when Hadji Sha finds out that her sister's retarded granddaughter has been raped.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Ali Zamani Esmati
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