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I'm Gonna Buy a Dad

1974 Movie Drama Family

Mamali is an orphan who desperately tries to find a dad for himself.

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Against a harsh backdrop of gritty spaces, a strict culture, unrequited love, and concealment, each day is an exhausting struggle for Maryam, who has multiple jobs and two children to raise alone. Steadfast emotional privacy has been the key to survival. When one child falls ill, Maryam is forced to let people in, causing long-held secrets to be exposed, revealing previous relationships from a complicated past—and a transgender identity. This honest glimpse into one person’s struggles against poverty and prejudice is a reminder of the persistence of life within us all.

Cold Breath

2017 Drama
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Sima attempts suicide by taking an overdose of medication and, before the drugs take effect, informs Dr. Ali Behrouzi of what she has done. With the help of the police and the telecommunications department, Ali locates Sima’s address and manages to save her. Ali becomes attached to Sima, a cabaret dancer. Safdar, the café owner, assigns his men to keep an eye on the two of them. Ali marries Sima on the condition that she gives up her job at the café. However, with the help of one of Sima’s colleagues, a woman named Akhtar, Safdar attempts to turn Ali against Sima.

The Doctor and the Dancer

1974 Drama
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After twenty-five years in prison, Sarallah tries to avoid evil and theft, but in practice he cannot and steals again. One night, while fleeing (from the police pursuit), he enters the house of a cleric. The cleric's words captivate him and he leads an honorable life. Meeting a woman named Badri makes him determined to start a family and get married, but at this time, Badri's ex-wife arrives. Having a long-standing grudge against Badri, she accuses Badri of a serious crime and sends him to prison. Nasrallah is responsible for raising Badri's daughter, Maryam. Twenty years later, Badri sees his daughter Maryam again. At this time, Nasrallah is a staunch and honorable old man.

The word of truth

1977 Drama
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Setareh (Forozan) is the singer of a cheerleading group. Mahmoud (Abdullah Butimar), who has become Setareh's admirer, provides her and her friends with a luxurious house and invites them to perform at a large nightclub. A young student named Masoud (Taqi Mokhtar) expresses his interest in Setareh, despite her parents' opposition. Setareh, who is suffering from cancer, refuses to attend the nightclub at Masoud's request, until Masoud's father calls Setareh and asks her to cut off contact with him for the sake of Masoud and his fiancée, and Setareh agrees. Setareh's condition worsens and her friends struggle to pay for her treatment. Masoud learns of his father's meeting with Setareh on his wedding day and goes to apologize. Setareh dies in Masoud's arms.

The White Clove

1973 Drama
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Yavar (Reza Beyk Imanvardi), a truck driver, saves Maryam (Arzoo Ghaffari) who has fallen into a well, and meets her brother, Karim (Hossein Gil). Yavar and his student Ali (Mehdi Fakhimzadeh) take Karim to their hometown of Shiraz. Karim accidentally kills a passerby, and Yavar introduces himself to the police instead of Karim. While Yavar is in prison, Karim insults Yavar's sister, Nosrat (Aram), and at the same moment, Qoli Palang (Ahmad Moeini) rapes his own sister. Karim flees to Tehran and, after learning what happened to Maryam, decides to kill her; but his mother stops him. In Tehran, Nosrat meets a singer (Nadia) and takes refuge in her house. Some time later, Yavar is released and looks for Karim. Karim escapes from him and Ali and gets into a fight with a leopard in a ruin outside the city. Eventually, both are injured, and Karim expresses remorse in Yavar's arms before dying. Ali asks Yavar for permission to marry Nusrat.

Yavar

1974 Drama
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A number of the mine workers have gone on strike. Ebraam, who is the workers’ representative, is forced—under the employer’s threats—to sign a contract that makes conditions even tighter for the workers. Overcome with shame and guilt, Ebraam hangs himself, and the townspeople force his wife and his sons, Aslaan and Salim, to leave their home. They move south, and years later Aslaan, by working at the Port Authority, manages to provide Salim with the means to study. Salim goes to the capital to continue his education, and Aslaan enters the service of Farrokh in order to steal the property of Teymour, the port’s contractor.

Chelcheragh (Chandelier)

1976 Drama

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In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.

Greyfriars Bobby

★ 6.9 1961 Drama

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Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.

Heidi

★ 7.8 2005 Drama

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