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2017 · 90 min

A quiet, grounded drama that follows a young woman through a strange city, asking patience as her hopes meet hard reality.

Directed by
Hossein Yektapanah
Genres
Drama
Starring
Milad Keymaram, Leila Zare, Yasaman Moavi
Overview
A young girl escapes from her home and comes to Tehran to find her fiance but she has to face many unexpected difficulties and different challenges after meeting him.

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Directed by
Hossein Yektapanah
Genres
Drama
Starring
Milad Keymaram, Leila Zare, Yasaman Moavi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • love
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Hossein Yektapanah
    Written by
    Mohammad Soleymani
    Starring
    Milad Keymaram, Leila Zare, Yasaman Moavi, Negar Jokar
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Iran
    Languages
    Persian

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