P for Pelican

P for Pelican

1972•25m•6.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(10)

An old hermit lives in a slum and wants to teach the alphabet to the children who regularly go there to play. When a child proposes he use the word “Pelican” for the letter ‘P’, the hermit goes to the nearby park to see this animal he has never heard of.

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Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Mohammad Jazayeri Tabas

The hermit

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