Suddenly a Tree
Farhad tells the story of his life to a psychiatrist. In the time of the Iran-Iraq War, Farhad is arrested and charged with illegal migration. When he is freed years later, he goes to his old love, Mahtab. Through conversations with his psychoanalyst and interrogations with the police, Farhad reveals the story of his life.
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Top Cast
Payman Maadi
Farhad
Mahnaz Afshar
Mahtab
Shaghayegh Dehghan
Nahid
Mehrab Ghasemkhani
Yahya
Pantea Panahiha
Psychiatrist
Siamak Safari
Detective
Zohreh Abbasi
Homa (Farhad's mother)
Lily Farhadpour
Gity
Taranom Kazemi
Goli
Arman Moradi
Farhad's childhood
Sania Ramezani
Suzan
Shahrooz Aghaeipour
Police
Armita Baghaie
Dead girl by the sea
Iran Nabizadeh
Mansureh
Arian Sadeghi
Nader
Mehdi Nt
Kamran
Amir Salj
Payman
Shayan Tnp
Haj Mehdi
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