Filmfarsi
Genres
Overview
A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
2019-07-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
2
Naser Malek Motiee
(archive footage)
Mohamad Ali Fardin
(archive footage)
Behrouz Vossoughi
(archive footage)
Ehsan Khoshbakht
Narrator
Pouri Banaei
(archive footage)
Amir Houshang Kavousi
Himself
Irene Zazians
(archive footage)
Googoosh
(archive footage)
Reza Beyk Imanverdi
(archive footage)
Forouzan
(archive footage)
Iraj Ghaderi
(archive footage)
Saeed Rad
(archive footage)
Manoochehr Vossoogh
(archive footage)
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