Based on a Semi True Story

Based on a Semi True Story

Based on a Semi True Story

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Based on a Semi True Story

"just for a short time"

2019

0h 43m

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Drama

Overview

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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9 members

Acting

Sobhan Babaei

Siavash

Sobhan Babaei

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Paria Ebrahimi

Farangis

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Alireza Esfandiar

home owner

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Directing

Parsa Zahedi

sam

Parsa Zahedi

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Nila Haddadi

New Classmate

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Alireza Soltanali

Soldier

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Rasool Soori

cop

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abolfazl shoeilinia

Husband

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Poorya Saeedian

Coffee owner

Poorya Saeedian

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