"Based on a true story... sort of."

2023

1h 48m

6.1(32 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

When a large Iranian-American family gathers in New York City for the patriarch’s heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered and catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past.

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54 members

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Layla Mohammadi

Leila

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Niousha Noor

Shireen

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Kamand Shafieisabet

Young Shireen

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Bijan Daneshmand

Ali Reza

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Bella Warda

Mamanjoon

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Chiara Stella

Young Leila

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Tom Byrne

Maximillian

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Shervin Alenabi

Young Ali Reza

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Parmida Vand

Nurse Roja

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Sachli Gholamalizad

Young Mamanjoon

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Arty Froushan

Majid

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Samuel Tehrani

Shivaz

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Jerry Habibi

Abbas

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Parsa Kaffash

Vahid

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Reza Diako

Hamid

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Andrew Malik

Eman

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Mia Foo

Elena

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Boshra Dastournezhad

Soussan

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Ash Goldeh

Babajoon

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M. Mehdi Tahmasebi

Zal

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Kamyab Falahati

Rostam

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Satya Nikhil Polisetti

Raj Patel

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Kathryn Barnett

Dr. Manzano

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Cemre Ebüzziya

Dr. Anahita

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Alexander Dane

Instructor

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Michael Mannai

Teacher

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Giovanni Lelli

Surgeon

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Saeid Salehi

Airport Officer

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Aylin Dilara White

Phone Receptionist

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Rana Caliskan

Hospital Administrator

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Melek Sani

Aunt Mahdis

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Vani Murazi

Priya Anand

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Derin Arduman

Grocery Clerk

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Ned Mardin

Lawyer

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Florans Atlantis

Nasir

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Kenneth Fine

Jim

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Sean Yazici

Young Majid

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Kartal Bilcanli

Young Abbas

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Nima Tavanaei

Young Hamid

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Mohammadmoeid Zalaghi

Young Zal

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Seyhan Kiskacioglu

Young Rostam

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Ege Ares Sirali

Young Eman

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Zahra Khonshnafs

Farrah Alavi

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Siamak Bahramzadeh

Wedding Singer / Dr. Alavi

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Tina Mahdizadehsari

Ob/Gyn

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Sanem Rahmani

Nurse

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Magde Karagoz

Calm Nurse

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Bircan Caglar

Nervous Nurse

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Nick Grau

News Reporter

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Parmis Abrari

Iranian Student

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Kamila Korkmaz

American Student

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Barbaros Arikan

Daniel Azizam

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Matona Zulu

Store Employee

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Soufi Ahora

Young Boy

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