Maybe Some Other Time
β 5.6 Β· 1988 Β· 159m Β· Drama Β· Thriller
Famed actress Susan Taslimi plays three roles here: Kian, who doubts her identity; Vida, the twin sister, a self-assured artist; and their mother, who gives up one child out of fear of poverty, then deprives the other of affection due to deep regrets regarding the child whom she has abandoned.
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