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Manuscripts Don't Burn (2013)
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Original name: دستنویسها نمیسوزند
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Khosrow and Morteza set out on a mission to kill someone. The assassination ought to be arranged as a suicide. At the last minute however, they are obliged to change their initial plans…
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, political, controversial
Plot:
assassination, politics, kidnapping, murder, political conspiracy, moral dilemma, political corruption, conspiracy, repression, frame up, emotionless, dishonesty, state affairs, mission gone awry, manuscript, forced confession, killing, deadly, crimes, kill
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
iran, middle east
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