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The Scent of Joseph's Shirt
The Scent of Joseph's Shirt

The Scent of Joseph's Shirt

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DramaWar

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َA father, Daei Ghafur, does not accept his son's death during 1980-1988 conflict between Iran and Iraq, and believes he is alive despite all evidence indicating otherwise. One day he meets a young lady, Shirin, at the airport who has travelled from Europe to Iran looking for his brother, Khosrow, a missing soldier at war. Both start searching their loved ones...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

01 January 1995

Country

Cast

Niki Karimi

Niki Karimi

Shirin

Ali Nasirian

Ali Nasirian

Daei Ghafur

Jafar Dehghan

Jafar Dehghan

Asghar

Shirin Bina

Shirin Bina

Nasrin

Qasem Zare

Qasem Zare

Amir

Ebrahim Hatamikia

Ebrahim Hatamikia

Mosafer

Azizollah Honaramouz

Azizollah Honaramouz

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