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Djomeh

Djomeh

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Drama

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Djomeh is a young Afghan man who has come to live in Iran because of family trouble. Working as a milk boy, he encounters discrimination from the Iranian villagers and disdain from Habib, a fellow Afghani to whose trust Djomeh was given. The only person who shows any friendliness to him is his employer, who Djomeh asks to intercede for him in asking a woman from the village for her hand in marriage.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.429/10

Release Date

21 May 2000

Country

Iran

Cast

Rashid Akbari

Rashid Akbari

Habib

Mahmoud Behraznia

Mahmoud Behraznia

Agha Mohmoud

Valiollah Beta

Valiollah Beta

The Blind Man

Mahbobeh Khalili

Mahbobeh Khalili

Setareh

Jalil Nazari

Jalil Nazari

Djomeh

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