"Pilot"
The pilot, Vahid, reportedly brought his four-year-old son to Tehran for cardiac surgery without his permission. He and his brother Saeed arrive in Tehran on a timely basis, and this is the beginning of a complex crisis between them.
Javad Ezzati
Saeid
Saeed Aghakhani
Hasan
Hamidreza Azarang
Vahid
Behdokht Valian
Fahimeh
The pilot, Vahid, reportedly brought his four-year-old son to Tehran for cardiac surgery without his permission. He and his brother Saeed arrive in Tehran on a timely basis, and this is the beginning of a complex crisis between them.
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