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The Dagger (1972)
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The Dagger (1972)
Original name: دشنه
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Banafsheh, a young prostitute who has fled with a man to the seaside in hope of starting a new life has to return to her profession as she learns about the betrayal of her lover. Penniless and emotionally broken, she also has to bear with the taunts of the other girls and the threats of the roughneck patron of the house, Mammad who unfailingly refer to his dagger to consolidate his supremacy. In fact it was Mammad who ordered the man to rob Banafsheh of her money and abandon her. Banafsheh apparently has not learnt her lesson, as she trusts her next customer and falls in love with him. Her new lover , Abbas, is a truck driver who received his nickname for his habit of constantly lying, but it seems that he gives it a break when promises Banafsheh to get a house of their own...
Plot: capitalism, existentialism, anti fascism, revenge, fight, prostitute, prostitution, brothel, chauffeur, drug traffic, fall in love, lie, pimp, frame up, class differences, hijab, speech impediment, compulsive liar, class society, marriage, boyfriend, imprisonment, ex prostitute, social issues, prison visit ...
Time: 70s
Place: iran, tehran iran

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and captivating films with plots about persian, prostitute, love, fall in love, iranian, love and romance and society mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Dagger: Dash Akol (1971), Beautiful City (2004), Heiran (2009), The Cycle (1977), Baran (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Dash Akol (1971)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 99 min.
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Plot: thug, fight, parrot, loneliness, hijab, wedding, funeral, dancer, child abuse, prostitute, love, death ...
Time: 1920s
Place: iran, persia
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Beautiful City (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
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Heiran (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 85 min.
Story: During the rule of Taliban in Afghanistan, about 3 million illegal Afghani immigrants entered Iran and caused numerous problems for the Iranian society to accept them. This film depicts the story of a 17 year old rural girl by the name of Mahi ...
Style: islamic
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The Cycle (1977)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 101 min.
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Style: banned
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 95 min.
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