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Top billed cast

Kaim AlizadehKaim
Rahmatollah EbrahimiKhan
Hossein HashemianHossein
Ahmad Mahdavipolice officer
Ebrahim Ebrahimzadeh
Teymour Shamsi
Kobra Birjandi
Haser Kafi
Said Mohamadi
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