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Color.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>Farhang Short Film Festival 2nd prize winner\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>A visually striking story of a small town tragedy, \u003Cem>Abraham\u003C/em> follows a local policeman who stumbles into a family secret while investigating the murder of a young man whose body is found in a cave outside the city.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>DCP. Directors/Screenwriters: Elnaz Ghaderpour, Reza Gamini. With: Hamid Pour Azari, Sajad Afsharian, Safoora Khoshtinat.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Screening 2 of 2\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch2>Mortician\u003C/h2>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Year: \u003C/strong>2025\u003Cbr />\n\u003Cstrong>Country: \u003C/strong>Canada\u003Cbr />\n\u003Cstrong>Language:\u003C/strong> Persian with English subtitles\u003Cbr />\n\u003Cstrong>Runtime: \u003C/strong>95 min.\u003Cbr />\nDigital. 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