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Modest Reception

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An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2013-01-02

Runtime: 100 mins

Director: Mani Haghighi

Writer: Amir Reza Koohestani

Spoken language: فارسی

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Original title: Modest Reception

Production Companies: Hubert Bals Fund

Production Countries: Iran

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