CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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Circumstance posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2011 1h 47m IRN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Circumstance

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Keon Mohajeri

Joey

Nikohl Boosheri

Nikohl Boosheri

Atafeh

Sarah Kazemy

Shireen

Reza Sixo Safai

Mehran