Fireflies (2018)
Overview
Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.977 |
Directed By
Bani Khoshnoudi
Crew
Bani Khoshnoudi
Bani Khoshnoudi
Benjamín Echazarreta
Israel Cárdenas
Laura Amelia Guzmán
Bani Khoshnoudi
Janja Kralj
Yadhira Mata
Elsa Reyes
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Sohrab Karimi
Miguel Schverdfinger
Florent Vitse
Florent Vitse
Liliana Cortés
José Guadalupe López
Bertha Romero
Beatriz Vera
Jaime Baksht
Félix Blume
Michelle Couttolenc
Israel Hernández
Javier Umpierrez
TOP CAST
Arash Marandi
Ramin
Flor Eduarda Gurrola
Leti (as Flor Eduarda Gurrola)
Luis Alberti
Guillermo
Eligio Meléndez
Jorge
Ishbel Bautista
Rosi
Eduardo Mendizabal
Ernesto
Uriel Ledesma
Cuyo
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