Sufi, Saint & Swinger

Sufi, Saint & Swinger (2020)

September 1st, 20201h 11min

Documentary, Music
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Overview

The tragic story of an American music virtuoso who found in 1970s Iran the love and acceptance he never received back home, and who was punished by his country upon his return after the Iranian revolution.


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