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Ganj-e Qarun

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Ganj-e Qarun
Directed bySiamak Yasemi
Written bySiamak Yasemi
Ebrahim Zamani
Produced bySiamak Yasemi
StarringMohammad Ali Fardin
Forouzan
Arman
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Ganj-e Qarun (Persian: گنج قارون) is a 1965 Iranian film directed by Siamak Yasemi and starring Mohammad Ali Fardin.

Background

In Persian folklore, Ganj-e Qarun (Qarun's Treasure) is a symbol of major wealth.[1] Qarun is Persian for Korah, the biblical figure who lived contemporary to Moses.

Plot

Ali Bigham is a happy-go-lucky man who accidentally saves a rich oldman's life named Qarun who is attempting suicide. Qarun is a very wealthy but also sad and alone man who has no one to live with. Ali takes Qarun to his home and realizes that he is his own father who left him and his mother years ago. At first Ali rejects his father, but then Qarun gains his son's attention.

Cast

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