Mardan

Mardan

2014 · 115 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Mystery

A police officer finds himself haunted by a traumatic childhood memory as he searches for a missing man in the rugged mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, in this striking feature debut by Batin Ghobadi.

Directed by Batin Ghobadi · Written by Batin Ghobadi

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