On a Friday Afternoon(2006)
The life of a single mother living in Tehran gets unsettled by the visit of her enstranged sister.
Movie: On a Friday Afternoon
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Banafsheh
Omid
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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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