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Without Permission (2010)

Without Permission poster
Directed by
Morteza Ahmadi Harandi
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran
Elsewhere
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How it feels

An Iranian film about a story that involves a conflict with authorities. It was banned by the Ministry of Culture but still shown in theaters across Iran. The plot focuses on a group of characters facing restrictions.

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What happens

Without permission (Persian: بدون اجازه) is a 2012 Iranian drama film directed by Morteza Harandi and produced by Mahmoud Fallah. The film participated in competition at New Look in 2012, the twenty-ninth International Film Festival competition section for the police. The film Without Permission was banned by the Ministry of Culture of Iran, and on August 4th, 2012 in Tehran and throughout Iran's cinema was screened. The film stars as Dariush Arjmand the mighty, Mohammad Kasebi, Nasrin Moghanloo, Mahdi Pakdel, Amiry Arjmand, Hamid Taleghani, Baran Zamani, Faraj Golsefidi, Zohreh Hamidi, and Sanaz Kamalvand. Yasmina Baher was its introducer. Its composer was Varuzh Karim-Masihi who has led to the formulation and manufacture of trailer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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