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The Sale (2014) | Slate

The Sale

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Rated 10.0 on TMDB

The Sale

حراج

Forough is a middle aged woman whose husband has temporarily married with another woman. Even though that was kept secret from her, but his action is considered legal in Iran. Now the husband is in prison, due to not being able to pay second wife’s “Mehrieh” (the bride’s marriage portion).The second wife intends to receive her Mehrieh by asking the court’s permission to sell his house. Forough, the first wife, in order to not lose her home, intends to sell all she has to pay for her husband’s debt and release him from the jail.

Released: 2014
Runtime: 1h 26m
Genres: Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Language: Persian

Direction and writing

Siavash ShahabiAssistant Director

Hossein ShahabiDirector, Writer

Cast

Fariba KhademiFroogh
Nasim AdabiNasrin
Mahsa AbizSaghar

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Maryam SarmadiVakil
Mohammad AkbariChildren
Mohammad KartJavan
Giti GhasemiMortazavi

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