'Atabai' is a 2020 Iranian romantic drama film written by Hadi Hejazifar and directed by Niki Karimi. The film was screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival.
"Atabai, 40, lives with his father and his niece in the village of Pirkandi (Khoi). He was an architecture student at Tehran University of Fine Arts many years ago and left school a year after graduating because of the emotional problems caused by his unexpected love for his colleague...," the synopsis of 'Atabai' read.
Hadi Hejazifar, Sahar Dolatshahi, Javad Ezzati, Danial Noroush, Masoumeh Robaninia and Yousefali Daryadel are among the cast members of the flick.
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