''There Are Things You Don't Know'' is a 2010 film starring

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, Leila Hatami, and

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. The movie was directed by Fardin Saheb-Zamani, and the screenplay was written by Fardin Saheb-Zamani and Payam Yazdani.

Plot

The film tells the story of a reclusive taxi driver in

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in the days leading up to an

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. He has chosen to distance himself from society and to be passive so as not to be hurt. Finally one of his passengers gives him enough motivation to act and bring about a change in his life.

Cast

Leila Hatami

Mona Mostofi Nasim Amir Khosro Mehdi Agahi Siamak Adib, Mohamad Nazimi Arani, Mostafa Sasani, Soren Menatsakian, Vahid Hasanzadeh, Farnaz Rahnema, Mohamad Rabbanipour, Mehdi Bajestani, Payam Yazdani, Mhdieh Mir Habibi, Maral Irandoost, Hesam Nourani, Effat Rasoulinejad, Mitra Moradi, Karina Nazarava

Awards

*Special Jury Mention,

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, 2010.

References

External links

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Archive
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There Are Things You Don't Know
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