Pollination
"That's what cinema is..."
A writer believes that pollination is the key to salvation for human beings.
"That's what cinema is..."
A writer believes that pollination is the key to salvation for human beings.
Hossein Barekati
Dadgar Sedigh
Farid Haji
Saleh Ensafi
Mohammad-Amir Jalali
Film Critic
Bahar Kia
Interviewer
A writer believes that pollination is the key to salvation for human beings.
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