Shahram & Abbas

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Shahram & Abbas

2006

0h 35m

6.8(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two Iranian men, young student Shahram and older journalist Abbas meet at Schiphol airport. In order to make a better chance for asylum they decide to pretend to be homosexual.

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14 members

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Hossein Mardani

Shahram

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Nader Farman

Abbas

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Cecile Heuer

Pauline

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Ada Nwosu

Femi

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Alan Yadegarian

Yousef

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Gregary Edmu

N'andè

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Arnoud Bos

IND-er

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Shahla Maniei

Tolk

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Dennis de Getrouwe

Bewaker

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Eric Krediet

Marechaussee

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Erle de Lanooi

Douanier

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Robert Lloyd

Schoonmaker

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Nafiss Nia

Vrouw Abbas

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Sytske van der Ster

Omroepster Schiphol

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