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Pay Back

2010-02-02 · 90 min · ★ 4.0

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Ziba and three of her prison cohorts, recently released from a Tehran prison, settle in an out of town doctor's house posing as house sitters and embark on a get rich quick scheme. They plan to mug the lecherous men who give a ride to ladies waiting at street sides for a pickup, which was- and is, to some extent, now- how some prostitutes found work back in the time in Iran. The film portrays the characters as well as the social origins of these men, and as it progresses, explores the backgrounds of these women.

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Directors
Tahmine Milani
Production companies
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Countries
Iran
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mahnaz AfsharMahnaz Afshar
Ladan MostoufiLadan Mostoufi
Bahareh AfshariBahareh Afshari
Elsa Firuz Azar
Akbar AbdiAkbar Abdi
Reza AttaranReza Attaran
Hamed BehdadHamed Behdad
Ahmad MehranfarAhmad Mehranfar
Maziar LorestaniMaziar Lorestani
Mehdi FaghihMehdi Faghih
Mohammadreza SharifiniaMohammadreza Sharifinia
Reza Hajilari

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