Gholam

An Iranian expat living in London has a shady past and an enigmatic present.

Cast

Shahab Hosseini

as Gholam

Corinne Skinner-Carter

as Mrs. Green

Armin Karima

as Arash

Russell Parsi

as Uncle

Behrouz Behnejad

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