Jamshid Mashayekhi

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Born: November 26, 1934
Died: April 2, 2019
in Jajrood, Tehran, Iran
Jamshid Mashayekhi is a celebrated Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror(1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Kaiser(Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appears as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea.

Movies for Jamshid Mashayekhi...

Pure White
Title: Pure White
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2022
Type: Movie
This documentary movie explores the professional life of Parviz Fanizadeh, Iranian actor of the 60s and 70s cinema and theater, with investigating through archival footage of his works and referring to his fellow artists.
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Dead End of Trust
Title: Dead End of Trust
Character: Mostofi
Released: February 7, 2017
Type: Movie
It's a simple story of fondness. "Dead End of Trust" tells the story of a love - from inside - a love made of same "blood" still some time remains which is worth more than what has lasted so far.
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Title: The Enigma of the Shah
Released: December 27, 2016
Type: TV
It is when Reza Shah forcefully leaves Iran to an unknown destination. Who will be the next Shah? who has the power and authority to keep Iran's sovereignty and independence?
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The Teacher without Master
Title: The Teacher without Master
Released: October 15, 2016
Type: Movie
The Teacher without Master
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Good Fellas
Title: Good Fellas
Released: September 15, 2016
Type: Movie
The story a famous old actor who has not played a movie for a long time.
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The father of other
Title: The father of other
Released: March 16, 2015
Type: Movie
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I am not Scrap
Title: I am not Scrap
Released: July 23, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of a woman who suffers from Alzheimer and her husband tries to recall a memory for her.
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Cheque
Title: Cheque
Character: Bahrami
Released: May 9, 2012
Type: Movie
Despite their different characters and beliefs, four persons are obliged to spend two nights and one whole day together as they are going to have their shares after cashing a check.
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Thirteen 59
Title: Thirteen 59
Released: June 29, 2011
Type: Movie
What if you lived by the sea, and one day you stopped hearing the sound of the waves? What would you do then? That's the question posed by Saman Salur in 'Thirteen 59', an introspective study of the psychological side of war. A chief commander in the Iranian army wakes up from a coma years after the war in which he fought has ended. Unable to define himself by the conflict anymore, he struggles to move on from what he has always known and find the peace within himself. Habit is the hardest addiction to kick.
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Crime
Title: Crime
Character: Morteza Afjehei
Released: May 24, 2011
Type: Movie
Between years 1976-79 in Tehran, the story of Reza Sarcheshmeh, a man who does not want to compromise on his believes. He is imprisoned and then after 2 years released but involved in the Islamic Revolution.
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Title: Tabriz dar meh
Released: February 1, 2011
Type: TV
As the King stumbles along, he seems more interested in the pleasures of life in the palace than the welfare of the country. But in the province of Tabriz, the Crown Prince fights valiantly to keep the Russian invaders at bay.
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My Child
Title: My Child
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: Movie
harming drama set in a rural area of post-war Iran. This heartwarming story follows a thoughtful young woman who serves as a leader to the community and a seemingly naive young man who is smitten with a local girl. The film observes their customs and traditions in the tranquil setting of their natural environment. Despite the irreparable damage to their lives due to the war, the villagers remain warm-hearted and kind to those they encounter. The past haunts their lives, but their hearts remain pure and strong in war torn times.
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Being Farmanara
Title: Being Farmanara
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
This documentary looks at different aspects of the life of Bahman Farmanara, the well known Iranian film director and producer.
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A Little Kiss
Title: A Little Kiss
Released: December 14, 2005
Type: Movie
Two old writers who one of them is returned to Iran after 38 years because of his son's suicide, are going on a trip to the grave of that son.
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A Candle in the Wind
Title: A Candle in the Wind
Released: August 18, 2004
Type: Movie
Roya, Farzins's mother, has left her husbands. As young Farzin quits university, accidentally he meets a girl from a wealthy family who is the manager of an NGO. Aware of farzin's ...
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Abadan
Title: Abadan
Released: May 5, 2004
Type: Movie
An old Iranian man disappears while searching for a friend who's been dead ten years, so his agitated daughter enlists her estranged husband to look for him; the husband puts his foot down at first but soon finds himself cruising the streets of Tehran with his best friend, searching for the old rascal and cursing all the way.
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My Lady
Title: My Lady
Released: April 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Years ago, two infants were born in a hospital at the same time. A little boy named Farhad, the first infant’s cousin, takes pictures with the second infant. Twenty years later, Farhad is now a charming young man and is arranged to marry Leyli (the first infant). But Farhad does not really want to marry her, as he is actually in love with Shirin, who is a widow. But ...
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A House Built on Water
Title: A House Built on Water
Character: Dr. Latifian
Released: April 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Director Bahman Farmanara's second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged man. In the film's dreamlike opening scene, Dr. Reza Sepidbakht (Reza Kianian), a well-off Tehran gynecologist, thinks he runs over an angel while driving home at night with a call girl. The next morning at the hospital where he works, he is shown a comatose boy who is famous for having memorized the entire Koran. These two events cause him to rethink his cynical outlook on life and his relationships with his elderly father, wayward son, and the women he has mistreated since becoming estranged from his wife. When the boy awakens from his coma, Dr. Sepidbakht begins to look to him for answers.
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Unruled Paper
Title: Unruled Paper
Character: Roya's Teacher
Released: February 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Naser Taghva'i, based on an original script by Naser Taghva'i and Minoo Farsh'chi. The film was produced in 2001 by Yekta Film.
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Once Upon a Time in Tehran
Title: Once Upon a Time in Tehran
Character: Reza Khoshnevis
Released: July 15, 1999
Type: Movie
The second feature film to be edited using footage from Hatami's miniseries Hezar Dastan.
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Bitter Almonds
Title: Bitter Almonds
Released: April 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Engineer "Zarin", the influential and creative member of Pars Electric Company finds out about currency smugglers in some exporting activities of the company and opposes them severely. He decides to resist them with the help of his colleagues. But the smugglers who fail to stop them by threatening start violation and murder to prevent Zarin and his friends interfering.
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Punishment Committe
Title: Punishment Committe
Character: Reza tofangchi
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
In Tehran 1916 during first world war a group of patriots make a punishment committee to punish the traitors. With the lead of Abolfatooh Mirza, Reza Tofangchi begins the assassinations.
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The Fateful Day
Title: The Fateful Day
Released: February 1, 1995
Type: Movie
As Abdollah prepares to get married to his long-time love, he hears calls for help during his wedding and leaves the ceremony for an adventure to find the truth.
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Tear and Smile
Title: Tear and Smile
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Tear and Smile
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Alma
Title: Alma
Released: April 1, 1992
Type: Movie
An Iranian man has been separated from his daughter, who's been in Soviet Azerbaijan, for 20 years. Finally he has the opportunity to cross the border and see her, but when he gets there he finds that she's been sentenced to death for "anti-Soviet activities."
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The Lead
Title: The Lead
Character: Mirza Mohsen
Released: February 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Tehran, 1948. A young Jewish couple, Danial and his wife Munes, decide to immigrate to the recently founded state of Israel. But their application is rejected on the ground of the documents against Danial's uncle, Yaghub, how is suspected of betrayal. A Zionist agent, named Yezghel, finds out Yaghub's home and stabs him. One of Yaghub's neighbours who witnesses the crime is blamed for murder. Fearing for their lives, Munes and Danial escape to the north of Iran in order to leave the country. The Neighbour's brother, Nuri, a journalist, sets off on their heels to bring them to the court to give testimony on his brother's innocence.
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Title: Hezar Dastan
Character: Reza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: TV
Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
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The Spell
Title: The Spell
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A young couple accept an arranged marriage to stop the fighting between their respective clans. On the way home from their wedding, they get lost in a dark forest on a stormy night. They take refuge in an eerie mansion, inhabited by an old man obsessed with the past, and his creepy servant. As the night progresses, they learn the terrible secrets hidden in the house. Similar to many other films in this genre, with a few interesting plot turns.
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The Grandfather
Title: The Grandfather
Released: April 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A man decides to sell the old family house to move into a modern apartment in the suburbs, and at the same time decides to send his father to a nursing home.
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Title: The fall of Sahra
Released: March 21, 1986
Type: TV
It describes the story of a couple, Sahra and Sasan, whose marriage had broken up with maternal involvement and other factors.
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Kamalolmolk
Title: Kamalolmolk
Character: Kamalolmolk
Released: November 9, 1984
Type: Movie
The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various kings.
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Chrysanthemum
Title: Chrysanthemum
Released: August 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Abbas is set to be released after 20 years in prison But on the day of his release, Abbas dies.Abbas's wife could not give the news to her blind child.
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The Musketeer
Title: The Musketeer
Released: February 1, 1984
Type: Movie
When an attempted breakout of a prisoner ends in mass bloodshed, a power struggle erupts between the lawmen and a group of civilians in a rural province. As hostilities between the two sides slowly escalate, the animosity felt by the rebel leader towards his enemies slowly grows. Violence only begets more violence as a brutal attack is met with an act of revenge. A Bloody historical epic from Jamshid Heydari.
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The Gunman
Title: The Gunman
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
At the end of the reign, the country, the north, and the south are under strain to make foreign provisions for the Tremain.
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Dada
Title: Dada
Released: July 6, 1983
Type: Movie
The cruel landlord is forcing the people to give him every girl of the village who wants to get marry. But a guy Dada is resisting. He gives the landlord a piece of land so he not to ...
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The House of Spider
Title: The House of Spider
Released: April 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Four persons, each of whom represents a particular aspect of a dependent society, hide in a villa located in the north of Iran. They are all involved in Operation Eagle Claw waiting to see its success. When the operations fails, their relations change. The one who is a symbol of a system viewpoint based on the domination of world powers, kills all his friends, and at last he encounters the youngest member of the group who has found out about his true nature and is killed by him; but before he dies, he kills this young man too.
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All Three, He Said
Title: All Three, He Said
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
A young man is released from prison. Three other prisoners who where his cellmates explain his political and social life in three different ways: The first one defines him as the son of an unknown father and a Polish mother who were taken abroad when his mother has been killed at the time of WWII and then he has returned to Iran as the agent of Zionists arrested while he was spying. The second one defines him as the lover of a Polish woman who is the wife of an embassy employee and is arrested through a report by the husband. The third one tells that he has returned to the country to take his wife's jewelry and is arrested mistakenly.
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Desiderium
Title: Desiderium
Character: Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
Released: November 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.
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Fish Die in Soil
Title: Fish Die in Soil
Character: Seyyed Hossein Khadem
Released: March 21, 1977
Type: Movie
Reza who is from a poor family and lives with his father in a rental room falls in love with a girl Nasrin who is from a rich family. Her father disagrees with this love and wants her to ...
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Charlotte be bazarche miayad
Title: Charlotte be bazarche miayad
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
No despcrition
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The Iconoclast
Title: The Iconoclast
Character: Fereshteh's Grandfather
Released: September 22, 1976
Type: Movie
Ali cooperates with a group of thieves led by Jafar. Ali meets a girl named Fereshteh. Fereshteh gradually falls in love with Ali
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Honeymoon
Title: Honeymoon
Character: Khan Baba
Released: February 10, 1976
Type: Movie
Reza and his mother Mah Banu, have a good and near relationship with Hossein family known as Khan Baba. Reza spends his time with Changiz, the son of Hossein family, and is interested in his sister, Mino.
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Water
Title: Water
Character: Towfigh
Released: February 25, 1975
Type: Movie
Towfigh is a rich man who has a large number of barrels and carts to distribute water, and in order to protect his interests through the exclusive distribution of water, he prevents any attempt by others in this field. But a young man named Moslem stands up to him and tries to compete with him with his small cart.
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Zabih
Title: Zabih
Character: Haj Samad
Released: February 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Zabih, a tough guy who committed a murder in support of his girl, Aghdas is released from prison after 15 years. When arrested, Aghdas was pregnant with his child. Now Zabih sets off for his hometown to find Aghdas and their son.
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Prince Ehtejab
Title: Prince Ehtejab
Character: Khosrow Khan aka "Prince Ehtejab"
Released: January 25, 1975
Type: Movie
Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tuberculosis, which he knows is fatal. He spends his last days alone in the magnificent rooms of his wintry palace, from where he recollects the glory days of his ancestors as well as days of degradation. Among the latter are the gruesome manner in which his cruel grandfather murdered his mother and brother, and the way that he himself caused the death of his wife.
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The Sound of the Desert
Title: The Sound of the Desert
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Osman Adi Beyk was shot dead by Haghighat. Moghan Khan took his son (Brazil) to his wife to raise him like his own child.
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The Curse
Title: The Curse
Released: March 19, 1973
Type: Movie
An old man who works for a landlord brings a young worker to paint the house for him. The old landlord is alcoholic and has a young wife and together they manage a ranch. Little by little ...
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Bi-hejab
Title: Bi-hejab
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
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The Spring
Title: The Spring
Released: January 2, 1972
Type: Movie
A man falls in love with a stranger woman. The woman has her young lover whom she secretly dates in an uninhabited house. The man discovers that the subject of his affection is in fact his friend’s wife and in despair takes his own life.
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Motreb
Title: Motreb
Character: Eskandar
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A famous singer named Eskandar who killed his cousin out of love and served 15 years in prison is released. He finds out that his nephew Sasan has impregnated his late cousin's daughter Negar and is reluctant to marry her. At first Eskandar tries to convince Sasan but when he flees the city, Eskandar marries Negar to save her honor. They decide to stay married until Sasan comes back.
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Sky with No Stars
Title: Sky with No Stars
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Heshmat runs the factory of his wife who has a heart disease and is unhappy with his wife's decision that after her death his property will be handed over to his sister Fereshteh. In the absence of his wife, Heshmat tries to attack the sanctity of her gaurdian angel, but the angel hits him on the head with a statue and runs away thinking that Heshmat is dead. Fereshteh decides to drown herself in the river, but Amir, who works in the Heshmat factory, saves her.
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Lollipop
Title: Lollipop
Character: Morteza
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Several famous women flee from the police at night. During her escape, Shirin encounters her former fiancé, Rahbar. Shirin’s father, Morteza, and Rahbar’s uncle, are imprisoned due to involuntary manslaughter in a traffic accident. Shirin, through her friend Shohreh, becomes acquainted with a lecherous man named Jamshid, who intends to seduce her. Fariborz, the CEO of a private company, hires Shirin as a secretary. Fariborz proposes to Shirin and, after seducing her, flees. Shirin’s brother, Hamid, becomes addicted, and Shirin, through Shohreh’s intervention, has an abortion and falls into the abyss of corruption. Rahbar, having found his former fiancée after years, plans to marry her.
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Furious Men
Title: Furious Men
Released: March 21, 1971
Type: Movie
Ayaz who has a feud with Nasir's family makes a plan and manages to get their father arrested. Nasir decides to get revenge but is send away from the city. He meets a valiant and becomes his disciple learning his work. When he returns home he goes after Ayaz and his daughter to take revenge on them
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The Starless Sky
Title: The Starless Sky
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
No description
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Faryad
Title: Faryad
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
No description
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Pol
Title: Pol
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Jalal who is a locomotive driver meets a girl Shirin in a village and falls in love with her. They decide to get marry but in the way back he has an accident. He get injured very badly but ...
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Javani ham alamai darad
Title: Javani ham alamai darad
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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Sunrise
Title: Sunrise
Character: Doctor
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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Gheysar
Title: Gheysar
Character: Gheisar's uncle
Released: March 21, 1969
Type: Movie
Gheysar returns home to find that his young sister has committed suicide and his older brother Farman got killed. When he finds that Aghmangol brothers are behind all of this decides to get revenge. His uncle advised him not to go after revenge but he begins to pursue them killing them one by one. Finally, when killing the last brother he himself is getting killed by the police.
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The Cow
Title: The Cow
Character: Abbas
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.
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The Brick and the Mirror
Title: The Brick and the Mirror
Released: November 30, 1964
Type: Movie
Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.
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Serpent’s Skin
Title: Serpent’s Skin
Released: October 5, 1964
Type: Movie
Based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and one of the pioneering films of the Iranian New Wave
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O Kaiser
Title: O Kaiser
Released: January 22, 1917
Type: Movie
Kaiser is a short animated film, directed by the cartoonist Álvaro Marins, the Seth, in 1917. It is considered the first cartoon produced in Brazil.