An Unfinished Film For My Daughter Somayeh (2012)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Morteza Payeshenas
Synopsis
Family videos are odd objects. You can sit around all together and for a few hours relive your life. Family videos are valuable. The older the videos are, the more valuable they become for us. Especially for those of us who have had complicated lives.
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