Top Cast
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Farimah Farjami
Afagh
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Atefeh Razavi
Nargess
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Abolfazl Pourarab
Adel
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Reza Karam Rezai
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Niousha Noor
Nargess's sister
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Baran Kosari
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Nayereh Farahani
Overview
A sharp-edged look at people who live outside the constraints of Islamic law.
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