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son of Maryam (1998)

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Directed by
Hamid Jebelli
Country
Iran

How it feels

A young Persian boy becomes friends with an Assyrian priest. Through this friendship, he learns about tolerance toward Christians in Iran after the revolution.

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What happens

Son of Maryam (Persian: ﭕﺴﺮ مريم Pesar-e Maryam), is a 1998 Iranian drama film directed by Hamid Jebelli and starring Rafik Dergabrilian, Mohsen Falsafin, Hadi Nainizadeh. The movie is about a young Persian boy who befriends an Assyrian priest and learns tolerance toward Christians in post-revolution Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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