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A naive youth from a provincial town journeys to Tehran with aspirations of advancement, only to become ensnared by the city's allure, ultimately returning to his hometown with nothing to show for it. This cinematic work draws its inspiration from a theatrical production titled 'The Triplets,' which was staged in 1954 at a Laleh-zar theater in Tehran.
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