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"A passion able to cross borders."

Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own death at half moon. Halfway the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.

Top Cast

  • Golshifteh Farahani

    Golshifteh Farahani

    Niwemang

  • Hedie Tehrani

    Hedie Tehrani

    Hesho

  • Ismail Ghaffari

    Ismail Ghaffari

    Mamo

  • Farzin Sabooni

    Farzin Sabooni

  • Hassan Pourshirazi

    Hassan Pourshirazi

    Officer

  • Kambiz Arshi

    Kambiz Arshi

  • Mohamad Nahid

    Mohamad Nahid

  • Sadiq Behzadpoor

    Sadiq Behzadpoor

  • Ali Ashraf Rezai

    Ali Ashraf Rezai

Overview

Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own death at half moon. Halfway the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.

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