Top Cast
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Saber Abar
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Pantea Panahiha
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Hossein Mahjoub
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Mahshid Khodadi
Parisa
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Kamyab Geranmayeh
Farhad
Overview
A leaked video and the disappearance of an actress. A filmmaker looks for the truth in this tense suspenseful Iranian film by 28-year-old Mahdi Asghari Azghadi, a debut director.
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