Sunlight, Veiled
Don't look directly into it.
14 min · Drama
At a company party, Forough, an Iranian intern, becomes the target of a psychological game orchestrated by her boss.
Directed by Sina Khani · Written by Sina Khani
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- Y Yasmin pacella Forough
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Kourosh Parsapour Mehrdad - M Marlene Hoffmann Natalie
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Aitor Martin David - E Eliza Hackathorn Maria
Make it a double feature
3h 13m togetherA close match in mood and era.
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