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Elixir and Dust (2008)

Elixir and Dust poster
Original title
کیمیا و خاک
Directed by
Abbas Rafei
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 30m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The story is set in an Iranian rural area where a man struggles with personal and social conflicts involving land and tradition. It follows his attempts to resolve these issues amid the harsh realities of village life.

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What happens

کیمیا و خاک فیلمی به کارگردانی و تهیه‌کنندگی عباس رافعی و نویسندگی عباس رافعی و بهرام صحیحی ساخته سال ۱۳۸۷ است.بانک جامع اطلاعات سینمای ایران (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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