
The House of Forgetfulness
2020-12-15 · 74 min · Not rated
The Journey of a young man who is making a documentary about forgotten narratives around an old piano, takes him through an unknown path towards restoring history, culture and identity of his homeland, Iran, in dusty and abandoned objects.
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- Directors
- Farhad Ghodsi, Sahand Sarhaddi
- Production companies
- Ali Mosaffa Productions
- Countries
- Iran
- Status
- Released
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