The Bread and Alley
Jan 01 1970
•0h 12m
•Drama, Family
After returning from an errand to get bread, a young boy encounters a dog that frightens him making the journey to get home more difficult than he could’ve imagined.
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Reza Hashemi
Mehdi Shahravanfar
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