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Strange Sisters (1995)

Strange Sisters poster
Original title
خواهران غریب
Directed by
Kiumars Pourahmad
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters who are separated at a young age meet again by chance. They decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents.

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What happens

Strange Sisters (Persian: خواهران غریب) is a 1995 Iranian film written and directed by Kiumars Pourahmad and it's written and is written based on "Lottie and Lisa" a book by Erich Kästner. Kiumars Pourahmad won the best director award in 14th Fajr International Film Festival. Also, Afsaneh Bayegan received the diploma honorary of the 14th Fajr International Film Festival for her playing in this film. This film was a box-office hit in that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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