When his business partner is hurt in a car accident, happily married Mahmoud (Fariborz Arabnia) must travel to Tehran, where he falls for the beautiful Sima (Hedye Tehrani). The two agree to a "temporary marriage," but problems arise when Sima doesn't want the arrangement to end. Sima's reluctance to play her expected role in this common Islamic practice soon turns to obsession in this smash hit from Iran.
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Cast
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Hedie Tehrani
Sima Riahi
Known for
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Fariborz Arabnia
Mahmood Basirat
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Rozita Ghaffari
Taraneh (Mahmood's wife)
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Mohammad Saleh Ala
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Behruz Afkhami Director · Minoo Farshchi Writer Nemat Haghighi Cinematographer
United States release June 12, 2000 · Produced in Iran · Original title شوکران
Production
Iran
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Languages
Original title
شوکران
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · March 21, 2000
United States · June 12, 2000
Theatrical
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