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Under the Skin of the City
Under the Skin of the City

Under the Skin of the City

Genres

Drama

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Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

25 May 2005

Country

Iran

Cast

Mohammad Reza Foroutan

Mohammad Reza Foroutan

Golab Adine

Golab Adine

Baran Kosari

Baran Kosari

Ebrahim Sheibani

Ebrahim Sheibani

Mohsen Ghazi Moradi

Mohsen Ghazi Moradi

Mehrave Sharifinia

Mehrave Sharifinia

Homeira Riazi

Homeira Riazi

Alireza Osivand

Alireza Osivand

Ahmad Yavari Shad

Ahmad Yavari Shad

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