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Drama
Overview
A young homeless girl supports herself as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to help her change her life, but ithe challenges seem insurmountable. This is a rarely seen side of Iranian society.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2020-11-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Pardis Ahmadieh
Golbahar
Negar Javaherian
Ms. Nedayi
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Dr. Pendar
Mojtaba Pirzadeh
Mojtaba
Parsa Pirouzfar
Dr. Saadat
Bahman Farmanara
Homayoun Ershadi
head of the hospital
Babak Karimi
Karim
Reza Behboudi
Judge
Parivash Nazarieh
Zhale Olov
Dr. Pendar's mother
Ahmad Hamed
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