Sara

Feb 3, 1993

1h 42m

★ 5.6

Overview

Sara is the perfect young housewife. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who works for the funds. For the next three years she labors secretly to pay the shady loan shark and save Hessam - until the truth is revealed and with it, the reality of her marriage.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Farabi Cinema

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Cast

Sara

Niki Karimi

Ghoshtasb

Khosro Shakibai

Simi

Yassamin Maleknasr

Hessam

Amin Tarokh

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