A short film about a boy and his bird Badbade
Social & External
The people behind it
Hooshang Shahbazi
The Boy
Nasrin Rahbari
The Mother
Naghi Parchami
The Grandfather
Soussan Farrokhnia
The Teacher
Hassan Asgari
The Principle
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