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Sanam

May 2, 2001
1h 28m
★ 6.5

Overview

In a small valley, riders pursue and kill a man. A horse thief, so his assassins claim. But for his ten year old son Issa, the disappearance of his father causes an avalanche of problems. With the family name stigmatized, Issa is bullied by the other children in the village. While his mother fights to clear her husbands name, Issa is left to his own devices. But unexpectedly, his solitude gives birth to his freedom, his real passion, horses.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Ghorban Ahmadi Galdi

Delavar

Ghorban Ahmadi Galdi

Ismail Amini

Issa

Ismail Amini

Ali Reza Amini

Horseman 1

Ali Reza Amini

Gholam Ali Amini

Man on motorcycle

Gholam Ali Amini

Hassan Amini

Young boy

Hassan Amini

Leila Amini

Woman on motorcycle

Leila Amini

Reza Amiri

Horseman 3

Reza Amiri

Mohammad Reza Fadai

Old man traveler

Mohammad Reza Fadai

Rajab Ali Gharaie

Neighbour

Rajab Ali Gharaie

Gol Mohammad Golmohammadi

Youssef

Gol Mohammad Golmohammadi

Gholamreza Hassanzadeh

Heydar

Gholamreza Hassanzadeh

Hassan Khaleghi

Police Officer 2

Hassan Khaleghi