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The Dagger(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-12-21
50%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
Abbas, known as "Abbas Chakhan," is a driver’s apprentice who is alone and has a stutter, constantly weaving tall tales. One night, he accidentally meets Banafsheh, who has ended up in a notorious neighborhood in search of her dreams, yet she is still determined to free herself from that place and have a home of her own. Abbas promises Banafsheh that he will help her. After she learns that Abbas has been imprisoned due to a small debt, she borrows money from a loan shark named Mohammad, known as "Mohammad the Dagger," to free Abbas.
Languages: Persian.
Countries:
Iran
ProductionCompanies:
Siera Film
Movie: The Dagger
Top 10 Billed Cast
Behrouz Vossoughi
Abbas Haj-Ebram
Forouzan
Banafsheh
Hosein Gil
Mohammad "Mammad" Deshneh (The Dagger)
Ebrahim Naderi
Ahmad Beidagh
Jalal Pishvaian
Gholam Zanjir
Yadi
Ghasem
Hassan Rezai
Mammad Alaki
Reza Hajian
Reza
Hossein Shahab
Hossein
Farhad Hamidi
Snitch
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Overview
Abbas, known as "Abbas Chakhan," is a driver’s apprentice who is alone and has a stutter, constantly weaving tall tales. One night, he accidentally meets Banafsheh, who has ended up in a notorious neighborhood in search of her dreams, yet she is still determined to free herself from that place and have a home of her own. Abbas promises Banafsheh that he will help her. After she learns that Abbas has been imprisoned due to a small debt, she borrows money from a loan shark named Mohammad, known as "Mohammad the Dagger," to free Abbas.
Release Date
1972-12-21
Average
5
Rating:
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