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Two Solutions for One Problem

By Abbas Kiarostami (Posted Jul 03, 2007)

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دو راه حل برای یک مسئله
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عباس کیارستمی

Abbas Kiarostami is one of the finest filmmakers of Iran. Kiarostami made this short film in 1975.

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