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2013-01-02 · 100 min · ★ 6.5
An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.
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- Directors
- Mani Haghighi
- Production companies
- Hubert Bals Fund
- Countries
- Iran
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mani HaghighiKaveh
Taraneh AlidoostiLeyla
Saber Abar
Esmaeil Khalaj
Mohammad Aghebati
Naqi Seif-Jamali
Nader Fallah
Vahid Aghapoor
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