To Be or Not to Be 1998

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A young man named Amir has a concussion during a fight on his wedding night and is taken to the hospital. His family do not wish to believe his doctor, who has told them that he is brain-dead. They think he is still alive. There are two patients in line to receive Amir's heart.

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Cast

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Leyla Abshari Leyla Abshari
Zarrin Aghaei Zarrin Aghaei
Nima Aghakarimi Nima Aghakarimi
Ali Aghakarimi Ali Aghakarimi
Reza Aghasharifian Reza Aghasharifian
Ghasem Alavi Ghasem Alavi
Hashem Asgari Hashem Asgari
Farhad Azizi Farhad Azizi
Bita Baderan Bita Baderan
Asal Badiei Asal Badiei
Jafar Boyeh Khanghah Jafar Boyeh Khanghah
Maryam Bubani Maryam Bubani
Chekameh Chamanmah Chekameh Chamanmah
Mehrdad Falahatgar Mehrdad Falahatgar
Leyla Fathi Leyla Fathi
Vahid Fayyaz Vahid Fayyaz
Hashem Ghasemi Hashem Ghasemi
Hassan Ghorbi Hassan Ghorbi
Harmik Hakobyan Harmik Hakobyan
Jamal Hashemi Jamal Hashemi
Mohammadali Hobabi Mohammadali Hobabi
Abdollah Hosseini Abdollah Hosseini
Hossein Ilbeigi Hossein Ilbeigi
Yahya Ilbeigi Yahya Ilbeigi
Belal Imani Belal Imani
Shabnam Jafroodi Shabnam Jafroodi
Katayoun Jahangiri Katayoun Jahangiri
Morteza Jasbi Morteza Jasbi
Hassan Kafi Hassan Kafi
Patrick Keshish Patrick Keshish
Nourali Lotfi Nourali Lotfi
Akbar Malayeri Akbar Malayeri
Lorik Minasian Lorik Minasian
Azam Mohammadi Azam Mohammadi
Alimohammad Mohammadi Alimohammad Mohammadi
Leyla Mohammadi Leyla Mohammadi
Zohreh Mojabi Zohreh Mojabi
Ali Nasiri Ali Nasiri
Ali Nezami Ali Nezami
Raheleh Parvinnia Raheleh Parvinnia
Mohammad Pazhouhandeh Mohammad Pazhouhandeh
Shahed Peyvand Shahed Peyvand
Jamshid Pourafshar Jamshid Pourafshar
Fereshteh Pouya Fereshteh Pouya
Afsaneh Rashidi Afsaneh Rashidi
Nesa Rezaeian Nesa Rezaeian
Asghar Rezagholipour Asghar Rezagholipour
Hossein Roozbeh Hossein Roozbeh
Elham Safavizadeh Elham Safavizadeh
Reza Semsari Reza Semsari
Akbar Seyfollahi Akbar Seyfollahi
Arash Shafa Arash Shafa
Hamid Shahbazi Hamid Shahbazi
Farhad Sharifi Farhad Sharifi
Hassan Sheida Hassan Sheida
Maryam Sodagar Maryam Sodagar
Maryam Sodagar Maryam Sodagar
Anasheh Soleimani Anasheh Soleimani
Yadollah Teymouri Yadollah Teymouri
Shahla Tilavi Shahla Tilavi
Shabnam Tolouei Shabnam Tolouei
Persian Title:

بودن یا نبودن

English Title:

To Be or Not to Be

Persian Title in English:

Boodan ya Naboodan

Director(s):

Kianoush Ayari,

Writer(s):

Cast:

Leyla Abshari, Zarrin Aghaei, Nima Aghakarimi, Ali Aghakarimi, Reza Aghasharifian,

Genres:

Drama,

Related Date:

1998

Run Time:

1h24'

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