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Just 6.5
Why this pick
Roustayi again builds relentless pressure through crowded family spaces, economic desperation, and morally frayed relationships, with the same propulsive realism and emotional volatility.
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MOVIE2016 1h 49m IRN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Parinaz Izadyar
Somayeh
Navid Mohammadzadeh
Mohsen
Payman Maadi
Morteza
Rima Raminfar
Shahnaz
Mahdi Gorbani
Navid
Shabnam Moghadami
Azam
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Mother