The Cyclist 1988

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Nasim, an Afghan migrant takes part in a madly betting to provide for his severe financial issues and also his sick wife. He must ride a bicycle for a whole week without a break. Some people are following the adventure and are betting on this. Nasim's younger son tries to help him in his efforts for victory.

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Cast

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Mahshid Afsharzadeh Mahshid Afsharzadeh
Shahnaz Babaeian Shahnaz Babaeian
Mehdi Delavarnejad Mehdi Delavarnejad
Mansour Farnia Mansour Farnia
Hossein Hajjar Hossein Hajjar
Firouz Kiani Firouz Kiani
Samira Makhmalbaf Samira Makhmalbaf
Mohammadreza Maleki Mohammadreza Maleki
Esmaeel Soltanian Esmaeel Soltanian
Moharam Zeynalzadeh Moharam Zeynalzadeh
Persian Title:

بای‌سیکل‌ران

English Title:

The Cyclist

Persian Title in English:

Bicycleran

Director(s):

Mohsen Makhmalbaf,

Writer(s):

Cast:

Mahshid Afsharzadeh, Shahnaz Babaeian, Mehdi Delavarnejad, Mansour Farnia, Hossein Hajjar,

Genres:

Drama,

Related Date:

1988

Run Time:

1h22'

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