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Rated 6.1 on TMDB

Inversion

وارونگی

Tehran's air pollution has reached maximum levels because of thermal inversion. Unmarried 30-something Niloofar lives with her aged mother, and stays busy with her alterations shop. When doctors insist that her mother must leave smoggy Tehran for her respiratory health, Niloofar’s brother and family elders decide that she must also move away to accompany her mother. Now Niloofar is torn between family loyalty and living her own life. As the youngest she has always obeyed their orders. Can she stand up for herself this time?

Released: 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m
Genres: Drama
Country: Iran
Language: Persian

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Behnam BehzadiDirector, Writer

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Sahar DolatshahiNiloofar
Ali MosaffaFarhad
Setareh PesyaniSoudabeh

Roya JavidniaHoma

Shirin YazdanbakhshMother

Alireza Aghakhani

Reza MasoudiWaiter

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