Men at Work

Men at Work

Men at Work

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Men at Work

2006

1h 15m

6.6(7 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A political allegory on four middle-class guys who pile into their car for a ski weekend. A brief stop at a picturesque vista leads to their chance discovery of a prominent rock formation it seems would be oh so easy to tip over, but...

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Mahnaz Afshar

Mahnaz Afshar

Sahar

Ahmad Hamed

Ahmad Hamed

Mammad

Mahmoud Kalari

Mahmoud Kalari

Mohsen

Reza Kianian

Reza Kianian

Jalil

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya

Mina

Atila Pesyani

Atila Pesyani

Morteza

Omid Roohani

Omid Roohani

Nader

Rana Azadivar

Rana Azadivar

Creative team

Directed by: Mani Haghighi
Written by: Abbas Kiarostami
Mani Haghighi
Produced by: Mohammad Reza Takhtkeshian

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