The Traces of Light

The Traces of Light

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The Traces of Light

1996

1h 36m

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Drama

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The Traces of Light (Persian: رد پاي نور‎‎) is a 1996 Iranian drama film written and directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی)

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Shahram Khazaei

Shahram

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Rahim Fallah

Rahim Fallah

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Karim Nobakht

Karim Nobakht

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Reza novini

Reza Novini

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Shahed Gorbani

Shahed Gorbani

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Kimia Saboori

Kimia Saboori

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Mahin Bageri

Mahin Bageri

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