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The Peddler

The Peddler

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CrimeDrama

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The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second episode, a mentally impaired and isolated young man tries to take care of his senile mother who is almost dead. In the third episode, a cowardly and desperate peddler tries to escape from his boss.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

02 February 1987

Country

Iran

Cast

Zohreh Sarmadi

Zohreh Sarmadi

Esmaeel Soltaniyan

Esmaeel Soltaniyan

Mohammad Talaie

Mohammad Talaie

Somayyeh Ebrahimi

Somayyeh Ebrahimi

Morteza Zarrabi

Morteza Zarrabi

Mahmoud Basiri

Mahmoud Basiri

Davoud Ghanbari

Davoud Ghanbari

Behzad Behzadpour

Behzad Behzadpour

Jafar Dehghan

Jafar Dehghan

Farid Kashan-Fallah

Farid Kashan-Fallah

Mohammad-Ali Mozhdehi

Mohammad-Ali Mozhdehi

Moharram Zaynalzadeh

Moharram Zaynalzadeh

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