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Cast Aside the Clouds
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Cast Aside the Clouds

2025-10-31 · 114 min · ★ 5.0

Romance · Thriller · Drama

In the shadows of persecution in modern-day Iran, Layla, a determined young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love against all odds— risking imprisonment, betrayal, and heartbreak as they fight to define their truth in a society that forbids it.

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Directors
Mary Darling
Production companies
WestWind Pictures, GravityBreath Pictures (Greece)
Countries
Canada, Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Parmiss SehatParmiss SehatLayla Khosravi
Behtash FazlaliBehtash FazlaliDr. Sasan Naderi
Anthony AziziAnthony AziziFarhad Khosravi
Shirin YoussefianShirin YoussefianVida Khosravi
Vassilis KoukalaniVassilis KoukalaniMr. Ahmadi
Panta MoslehPanta MoslehMina
Cybele HayHajj Khanum Naderi
Dana HaqjooDana HaqjooMr. Darvani
Javad DjavaheryReza Naderi
Negin KamaliNegin KamaliJasmine Nejad
Tara TedjaratiNurse Rashidi
Alexis RadMehrdad

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