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On a Friday Afternoon(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-01-01
57%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 20m
Overview:
The life of a single mother living in Tehran gets unsettled by the visit of her enstranged sister.
Languages: Persian.
Countries:
Iran
Movie: On a Friday Afternoon
Top 4 Billed Cast
Roya Nownahali
هانیه توسلی
Banafsheh
Mehrdad Sedighian
Omid
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Overview
The life of a single mother living in Tehran gets unsettled by the visit of her enstranged sister.
Release Date
2006-01-01
Average
5.7
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
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Languages:
فارسی
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