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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

03 November 2020

Country

Cast

Pardis Ahmadieh

Pardis Ahmadieh

Golbahar

Negar Javaherian

Negar Javaherian

Ms. Nedayi

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

Dr. Pendar

Mojtaba Pirzadeh

Mojtaba Pirzadeh

Mojtaba

Parsa Pirouzfar

Parsa Pirouzfar

Dr. Saadat

Bahman Farmanara

Bahman Farmanara

Homayoun Ershadi

Homayoun Ershadi

head of the hospital

Babak Karimi

Babak Karimi

Karim

Reza Behboudi

Reza Behboudi

Judge

Parivash Nazarieh

Parivash Nazarieh

Zhale Olov

Zhale Olov

Dr. Pendar's mother

Ahmad Hamed

Ahmad Hamed

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