The Guest

The Guest

2008 · 89 min · ★ 4.0 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance

A young taxi driver who is a happy man encounters lots of different stories through his daily life. One day, he is driving a young American woman and he enters an unusual and protracted adventure which he should follow to the end. The American woman has lost the address she is going to refer and it is almost impossible to reach her relatives. The young driver believes that he should help the woman until she finds her relatives and this issue causes many problems between him and his fiancee. He also has other problems regarding the American woman and his unusual friend.

Directed by Saeed Asadi · Written by Hassan Ansarian

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