A Moment of Innocence

A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.

1996

1h 18min

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Top Billed Cast

Mirhadi Tayebi
The Policeman
Ali Bakhsi
The Young Policeman
Ammar Tafti
The Young Director
Maryam Mohamadamini
The Young Woman
Moharram Zaynalzadeh
Mr. Zinal

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