Based on a Semi True Story

Based on a Semi True Story

just for a short time

2019•43m

Drama

as Siavash struggles with himself and the people around him to forget the one person he loved the most in his life, Farangis, he finds out that things weren't the way she told them before their separation from each other and he is forced to confront his past.

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Production

The Unfamiliars

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Sobhan Babaei

Sobhan Babaei

Siavash

Paria Ebrahimi

Farangis

Alireza Esfandiar

home owner

Parsa Zahedi

Parsa Zahedi

sam

Nila Haddadi

New Classmate

Alireza Soltanali

Soldier

Rasool Soori

cop

abolfazl shoeilinia

Husband

Poorya Saeedian

Poorya Saeedian

Coffee owner

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