The Wage
1989, Persian. Directed by Majid Javanmard.
The film follows two young men from a tribal community who are sentenced to death after a failed attempt to assassinate Esfandiar Ilkhani. Esfandiar later tells their mothers that the young men were killed while attempting to escape from prison. Devastated by the news, the two women set out to uncover the truth and seek revenge.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 21 November 1989
- Original title
- دستمزد
- Written by
- Majid Javanmard
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The Wage runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Wage isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 November 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wage?
The Wage (1989) was directed by Majid Javanmard and stars Mohammad Saleh Ala, Mehdi Fathi, Ahmad Hashemi.