The Darkest Side (2021)
Overview
Five psychological thrilling tales about the emotions that can destroy our souls: despair, temptation, guilt, doubt and anger. Which one has the worst consequence?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fa |
| Popularity | 0.254 |
Directed By
Hesam Dehghani
Crew
Hesam Dehghani
Hesam Dehghani
Hesam Dehghani
Shahriar Kavoosi
Babak Nasirikhah
Farhad Nosrati
Dariush Salehian
Farzaneh Esmaeili
Ali Rahimzadeh
Mehran Behrouzinia
Amir Badri
Hamidreza Fatourehchian
Borna Jamshidi
Parsa Zahedi
TOP CAST
Shirin Esmaeeli
Woman (Segment 'The Secret of the Stars Valley')
Fereshteh Seraj
Girl (Segment "Parasomnia")
Ehsan Dargazi
Man (Segment "The Box")
Ramtin Kianpour
Man in Black (Segment 'Ghost Lake')
Reza Emami
Officer (Segment "Parasomnia")
Alireza Mehran
Attacker (Segment "Trauma")
Zohreh Naeimi
Sara (Segment "Trauma")
Ghazal Ghorbani
Young Girl (Segment 'The Secret of the Stars Valley')
Darya Yaseri
Female Colleague (Segment "The Box")
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