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The White Meadows
The White Meadows

The White Meadows

Genres

Drama

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Rahmat travels to a host of islands in a vast salt pan in order to collect the inhabitant's tears for an unknown purpose. He is joined on his mysterious journey by a young boy searching for his father. As their travel nears its end, a potent critique of Iran's political leadership emerges.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

19 September 2009

Country

Iran

Cast

Hassan Pourshirazi

Hassan Pourshirazi

Rahmat

Younes Ghazali

Younes Ghazali

Mohammad Rabbani

Mohammad Rabbani

Mohammad Shirvani

Mohammad Shirvani

Omid Zare

Omid Zare

Mohammad Rabbanipour

Mohammad Rabbanipour

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