Mainline (2006)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Rakhshan Banietemad, Mohsen Abdolvahab
Writer : Mohsen Abdolvahab, Rakhshan Banietemad, Farid Mostafavi, Naghmeh Samini

Synopsis

The uneasy relationship between a mother and daughter is made all the more turbulent by drug abuse in this downbeat drama from Iranian filmmakers Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab

Actors

Bita Farrahi
Bita Farrahi
Sima
Baran Kosari
Baran Kosari
Sara
Bahram Radan
Bahram Radan
Arash
Masoud Rayegan
Masoud Rayegan
Sara's father
Farid Valizadeh
Farid Valizadeh
Drug Dealer

Crews

Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad
Director
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Screenplay
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Director
Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad
Screenplay
Farid Mostafavi
Farid Mostafavi
Screenplay
Naghmeh Samini
Naghmeh Samini
Screenplay
Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad
Producer
Jahangir Kosari
Jahangir Kosari
Producer
Mahmoud Kalari
Mahmoud Kalari
Director of Photography
Sepideh Abdolvahab
Sepideh Abdolvahab
Editor
Zhila Mehrjui
Zhila Mehrjui
Production Design
Zhila Mehrjui
Zhila Mehrjui
Costume Design
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Makeup Designer
Abolghasem Hoseini
Abolghasem Hoseini
Production Manager
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Sound
Yadollah Najafi
Yadollah Najafi
Sound

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