Towers of Silence

Towers of Silence

Towers of Silence

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Towers of Silence

1975

0h 54m

6.2(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

A Pakistani boy develops into a young revolutionary and confronts love, religious conflict, and his own death through Zoroastrian rituals of purification.

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13 members

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Judy Van Hook

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Jalal Khan

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Jamil Dehlavi

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Jamil Dehlavi

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Ajaz Ahmed

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Zahoor Ahmad

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Zakir Changezi

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Abdul Abid

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Akbar Chalcal

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Omar Daraz

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Abdul Kabuli

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Tom Klunis

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Miriam Goldina

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Miriam Goldina

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Tomejo Trujillo

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