The House of Forgetfulness

The House of Forgetfulness

2020•1h 14m

DocumentaryDrama

The Journey of a young man who is making a documentary about forgotten narratives around an old piano, takes him through an unknown path towards restoring history, culture and identity of his homeland, Iran, in dusty and abandoned objects.

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Production

Ali Mosaffa Productions

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Parastoo Ghorbani

Parastoo

AmirMasoud vaez Tehrani

Masoud

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