Sara

Sara

1993 · 102 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Sara is the perfect young housewife. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who works for the funds. For the next three years she labors secretly to pay the shady loan shark and save Hessam - until the truth is revealed and with it, the reality of her marriage.

Directed by Dariush Mehrjui · Written by Dariush Mehrjui

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