Like Someone in Love

Like Someone in Love

NR 2012 · 109 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty four hours bears no relation to the circumstances of their encounter.

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami · Written by Abbas Kiarostami

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