The candidate
2000, Persian. Directed by Mohammad Shirvani.
An old mother tries to persuade beautiful girls on the streets of Tehran to marry her only son.
- Runtime
- 0h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 20 June 2000
- Original title
- La Candidate
- Country
- Iran
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The candidate (2000) was directed by Mohammad Shirvani.