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Drama
Overview
Young mother Maryam is getting ready one morning, trying to balance preparing her child for the day while her husband begins an exercise session. But then her husband calls out from the other room, trapped underneath a heavy weight he was lifting. His life in the balance, Maryam initially makes a few attempts to help, but the weights are too heavy and stuck. She watches as he dies before her eyes giving her a moral dilemma, and a chance to remake her life.
Top Cast


Sonia Sanjari
Sonia Sanjari
Maryam
Sonia Sanjari
Maryam
Siamak Farsi
Siamak Farsi
Editor of Newspaper
Siamak Farsi
Editor of Newspaper
Hanieh Mofleh
Hanieh Mofleh
Negin
Hanieh Mofleh
Negin
Azadeh Abaadpoor
Azadeh Abaadpoor
Azadeh
Azadeh Abaadpoor
Azadeh
Mohammad Hossein Ziksari
Mohammad Hossein Ziksari
Siyavash
Mohammad Hossein Ziksari
Siyavash
Forough Azizi
Forough Azizi
Forough
Forough Azizi
Forough
Hana Fooladifard
Hana Fooladifard
Hana
Hana Fooladifard
Hana
Ali Janebollahi
Ali Janebollahi
Neighbor
Ali Janebollahi
Neighbor
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