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Parvaneh

2012-11-01 · 25 min · ★ 6.7

Drama

Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.

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Directors
Talkhon Hamzavi
Production companies
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Countries
Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nissa KashaniNissa KashaniParvaneh
Cheryl GrafCheryl GrafEmely
Brigitte BeyelerBrigitte BeyelerEmely's Mother
Albert TannerFarmer
Patrick SlanziPatrick SlanziParty Guy
Natalie KlausCosmetic Seller
Julia FreyWestern Union Cashier
Patrick YogarajanWestern Union Cashier
Alireza BayramIranian 1
Mani LouyehIranian 2
Stephan TeiwesPasser-by 1
Fernando ScarabinoPasser-by 2

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