Baran (Rain)

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  Baran (Rain) [2002] by Majid Majidi - English Subtitle - Edited by Rijvee Ahmed
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• Baran is a 2001 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi, In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. By the time Soviets withdrew 10 years later, the country had become a ghost of its former self. The devastation, combined with an ensuing civil war and a three-year drought, prompted millions of Afghans to flee their country. The United Nations estimates that Iran now hosts 1.5 million Afghan refugees. Most of the young generation was born in Iran, and has never been home.
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