The Runner

Name: The Runner
Director: Asghar Hashemi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-04
Cast: Houman Seyyedi, Khatereh Hatami, Reza Rouygari, Hushang Harirchiyan

2016 · 85 min · Drama

Three years after his marriage, Bahram decides to take her wife to honeymoon.

Directed by Asghar Hashemi

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