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The Lives of Others
Why this pick
A controlled, suspenseful study of surveillance and conscience, where institutional loyalty gradually corrodes private life and every small gesture carries risk.
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MOVIE2024 2h 48m IRN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, who grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Soheila Golestani
Najmeh
Missagh Zareh
Iman
Mahsa Rostami
Rezvan
Setareh Maleki
Sana