

There Are Things You Don't Know
2010-07-06 · 92 min · ★ 7.2
The film tells the story of a reclusive taxi driver in Tehran in the days leading up to an earthquake. He has chosen to distance himself from society and to be passive so as not to be hurt. Finally one of his passengers gives him enough motivation to act and bring about a change in his life.
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- Directors
- Fardin Saheb-Zamani
- Production companies
- The Documentary and Experimental Film Center
- Countries
- Iran
- Status
- Released
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Ali Mosaffa
Leila Hatami
Mahtab Keramati
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