The Engineer Child

The Engineer Child

4 seasons · 129 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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The story of this series is set in contemporary history and in three phases: childhood, adolescence, and youth. A boy is abandoned as a baby because his father did not want him to be born and decides to sell him for his gambling to make money. One night, after a few months, he comes home and finds the child. He has a fight with his wife and the mother and child leave the house. The mother places the child in an orphanage, where they name the child Javad Javadi, and the story of Javad's life is narrated from there.

Directed by Ali Ghaffari · Written by Sajad Abolhasani

Network: IRIB TV2

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