Top Cast
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Zahed
Zahed
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Gol-Ghotai
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Agheleh Rezaie
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Sohrab Akbari
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Jamil Ghanazideh
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Agheleh Shamsollah
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Razeddin Sayyar
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Maydeh Gol
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Ghomri Valad Amir
Overview
In post-Taliban Kabul, two lost children, brother and sister whose parents are in prison, try to survive every day by scavenging for food. At night, they join their imprisoned mother.
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