The Scent of Joseph's Shirt
Cast
Niki Karimi 
Ali Nasirian Jafar Dehghan Shirin Bina Atousa Ghoreishi Azizollah Honaramouz
Credits
Written by: 
Ebrahim Hatamikia
Plot
َA father, Daei Ghafur, does not accept his son's death during 1980-1988 conflict between Iran and Iraq, and believes he is alive despite all evidence indicating otherwise. One day he meets a young lady, Shirin, at the airport who has travelled from Europe to Iran looking for his brother, Khosrow, a missing soldier at war.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Scent of Joseph's Shirt (1995) is a Iranian drama directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. It stars Niki Karimi, Ali Nasirian and Jafar Dehghan. It runs 100 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,829 votes)
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