Shahram & Abbas(2006)
Two Iranian men, young student Shahram and older journalist Abbas meet at Schiphol airport. In order to make a better chance for asylum they decide to pretend to be homosexual.
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Two Iranian men, young student Shahram and older journalist Abbas meet at Schiphol airport. In order to make a better chance for asylum they decide to pretend to be homosexual.
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2006-10-02
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