Tehranto (2022)
Overview
In Toronto lively music, intricate textiles and vibrant colours paint an unlikely story of love and family when Badi and Sharon, two young students with very different upbringings from a divided Persian community, accidentally fall in love.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.329 |
Directed By
Faran Moradi
Crew
Faran Moradi
Keenan Lynch
Faran Moradi
Faran Moradi
Jacqueline De Niverville
TOP CAST
Sammy Azero
Badi Alavi
Mo Zeighami
Sharon Moridi
Navid Negahban
Narrator (voice)
Mahsa Ghorbankarimi
Tessa Moridi
Ali Badshah
Fred Moridi
Niaz Salimi
Zahra Moridi
Kathryn Davis
Kim
Elias Edraki
Arash Alavi
Sarah Camacho
Jess
Farid Yazdani
Som
Farshideh Nasrin
Shohreh Alavi
Feraidoon Moradipour
Rostam Alavi
Travis Nelson
Thomas
Venus Razzaghi
Mondana Moridi
Neil Crone
Dr. Urowitz
Dan Abramovici
Adam
Edwin Sanbat-Oromieh
Driver
Edsson Morales
Empanada Merchant
Sahba Kian
Nowruz Party M.C.
Neil Affleck
Old Man
Ali Lajevardi
DJ Ali Laj
Káss
Singer
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