

Secret Ballot
2001-09-04 · 105 min · ★ 6.0
A female election agent and a gun-toting soldier try to collect votes among the local islanders with mixed success.
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- Directors
- Babak Payami
- Production companies
- Hubert Bals Fund, Payam Films, Fabrica, Sharmshir, Fondazione MonteCinemaVerità Locarno, RAI
- Countries
- Iran, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Netherlands
- Status
- Released
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