The Scent of Joseph's Shirt

The Scent of Joseph's Shirt

1995 · 100 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, War

َA father, Daei Ghafur, does not accept his son's death during 1980-1988 conflict between Iran and Iraq, and believes he is alive despite all evidence indicating otherwise. One day he meets a young lady, Shirin, at the airport who has travelled from Europe to Iran looking for his brother, Khosrow, a missing soldier at war. Both start searching their loved ones...

Directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia · Written by Ebrahim Hatamikia

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