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Maybe Some Other Time

1988-02-01 · 159 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · Thriller

Famed actress Susan Taslimi plays three roles here: Kian, who doubts her identity; Vida, the twin sister, a self-assured artist; and their mother, who gives up one child out of fear of poverty, then deprives the other of affection due to deep regrets regarding the child whom she has abandoned.

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Directors
Bahram Beyzai
Production companies
Novin Film
Countries
Iran
Status
Released

Top Cast

Susan TaslimiSusan Taslimi
Siamak AtlasiSiamak Atlasi
Dariush FarhangDariush Farhang
Simin Ansari
Ghodrat Latifi
Jamshid Layegh
Hossein MahjoubHossein Mahjoub
Ali-Reza Modjallal
Sirous Nasiri
Abdolreza Radmanesh

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