Empty Nets

Empty Nets

2024•1h 38m•7.1/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(15)

Amir, a young Iranian, signs on with a fisherman on the rugged Caspian Sea coast in order to earn the money he needs to marry his sweetheart, Narges. But in so doing, he becomes entangled in the criminal machinations of caviar poaching. Piece by piece, a complex hierarchy is revealed in a parallel realm that becomes ever more constricting and oppressive, endangering Amir’s relationship with Narges as well.

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Production

BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion, Living Pictures Production, ARTE, RainyPictures

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Hamid Reza Abbasi

Amir

Sadaf Asgari

Sadaf Asgari

Narges

Keyvan Mohamadi

Omid

Pantea Panahiha

Pantea Panahiha

Amir's Mother

Ali Bagheri

Ali Bagheri

Rahim

Behzad Dorani

Behzad Dorani

Ghasem

Mehrdad Bakhshi

Majid

Mojtaba Bahmani

Masoud

Ali Mohseni

Ahmad

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