The Tenants

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The Tenants

1987

1h 49m

6.0(13 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A satirical comedy about the oddball inhabitants of a Tehran apartment building and their landlord.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

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اکبر عبدی

Qandy

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عزت‌الله انتظامی

Abbas

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Farimah Farjami

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Hamide Kheyrabadi

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Ferdous Kaviani

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Hossein Sarshar

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سیاوش طهمورث

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Yarta Yaran

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Manouchehr Hamedi

Baaqery

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Ali Naghi Kani

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صفر کشکولی

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Rahman Moghaddam

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Iraj Rad

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Manizheh Salimi

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Manizheh Salimi

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Shapoor Shahidi

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رضا رویگری

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Farhad Khanmohammadi

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