Top Cast
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Kurosh Ahmadi
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Maryam Boubani
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Kianoosh Farzin
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Mahvash Sheikhi
Overview
In a small village outside Sanandaj, 60-year-old Maryam is waiting for her son Farhad's return from military service. One day, Farhad turns up at her door, wearing a chador, and tells her that he is now living as a woman.
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