Top Cast
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Mania Akbari
Driver
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Amina Maher
Amin
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Kamran Adl
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Roya Arabshahi
Prostitute
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Mandana Sharbaf
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Amene Moradi
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Katayoun Taleizadeh
Overview
A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.
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