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Rouzbeh arrives in Prague, far from his troubled family life in Tehran, to research his father’s past. Visiting the flat where his father, a communist expatriate, lived 50 years ago, in the times of Czechoslovakia, he is stopped by a policewoman investigating a recent accident. The current resident of the flat, Vladimir, who turns out to be Rouzbeh’s half-brother, has fallen out the window. Discovering hidden corners of Vladimir’s life and getting closer to his soul, Rouzbeh learns a shocking truth about his father, totally contradicting the image of a hero he had about him. This puts him on the path which led to Vladimir's fall from the window.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 November 2023

Country

Czech Republic

Cast

Ali Mosaffa

Ali Mosaffa

Rouzbeh

Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami

Zuzana Stivínová

Zuzana Stivínová

Klára Melíšková

Klára Melíšková

Zuzana Kronerová

Zuzana Kronerová

Magdaléna Borová

Magdaléna Borová

Petra Nesvačilová

Petra Nesvačilová

Antonie Formanová

Antonie Formanová

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