The Pleasure of Sin

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The Pleasure of Sin

1964

1h 31m

4.3(4 votes)

Drama

Crime

Romance

Overview

A deaf and dumb girl in a village is raped by a man, becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby. Jabbar later marries the village headman's daughter but his wife can't get pregnant. Therefore, he wants to get the baby for himself and his wife.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Behrouz Vossoughi

Jabbar

Forouzan

Sahar

Hamide Kheyrabadi

Sahar's Aunt

Mohammad Ali Jafari

Doctor

Naser Malek Motiee

Pir Morad

Taghi Zohuri

Aman

Soheila

Kamand

Creative team

Directed by: Syamak Yasami
Written by: Syamak Yasami
Produced by: Syamak Yasami

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