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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

David Benioff
screenplay

Cast

Shaun Toub
Rahim Khan
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi
Business Man in Baba's Study
Elham Ehsas
Young Assef
Mohamad Nabi Attai
Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
Mustafa Haidari
Party Worker
Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha
Birthday Singer
Vsevolod Sevanchos
Soviet Union Soldier
Murina Abudukelimu
Young Wife in Truck
Igor Radchenko
Soviet Union Officer
Larry Brown
Gas Station Customer
L. Peter Callender
Dean of Students
Josh Chamberlain
Pool Player
Marco Mazariegos
Pool Player
Shaan Price
Pool Player
Abdul Qadir Farookh
General Taheri
Peg McKibbin
Flea Market Customer
Chris Verrill
Dr. Starobin
Amar Kureishi
Dr. Amani
Maimoona Ghizal
Jamila Taheri
Ehsan Aman
Wedding Singer
Yunus Osman
Cemetery Mullah
Mehboob Ali
Pakistan Taxi Driver
Nasser Memarzia
Zaman the Orphanage Director
Mohamad Amin Rahimi
Taliban Stadium Speaker
Aziz Raxidi
Assef Guard
Hameeda Hamraz
Rahim Khan's Neighbor
Kaiser Doulat-Beek
Man at Mosque
Ahmad Shah Alam
Man in the Park
Khaled Hosseini
Doctor in the Park
Habib Zargi
Park Kite Seller
Houshmand Habib
Kite Flyer Kid
Lukas Ferreira
Kite Spooler Kid
Saeed Meeran Farhad
Stout man in truck
Anita Argent
Parent of Graduate
Harmony Blossom
Young Woman in Park
Cabran E. Chamberlain
Graduation Ceremony Guest
Emmy Farese
Little Girl Flying Kite in Park
Susan Farese
Woman in Park
Tim Thunderhorse Halpin
Soviet Tank Commander
Katrina-Jovan Howard
College Graduate
Larry Kitagawa
Professor at Graduation
Kenny Santiago Marrero
Russian Soldier
Jeff Redlick
Parent at Graduation
Germaine Mozel Sims
College Graduating Senior
Brian Vowell
College Graduate

Produced By

Sidney Kimmel
executive producer
Leslie Lerman
associate producer
Laurie MacDonald
executive producer
Sam Mendes
executive producer
Kwame Parker
associate producer
Jeff Skoll
executive producer
Bruce Toll
co-executive producer

Cinematography

Roberto Schaefer
director of photography

Sound

James Austin
engineering services
Stephen Balliet
sound utility: San Francisco
Christopher Barron
digital transfer
Steve Boeddeker
sound designer
Lisa Chino
dialogue/adr assistant editor
Brian Copenhagen
boom operator: San Francisco
John Countryman
digital transfer
Sean England
foley recordist
Frank E. Eulner
supervising sound editor
Andre Fenley
assistant supervising sound editor
Steve Finn
boom operator: China
Doug Ford
engineering services
Sandro Galluzzo
sound engineer: italian dubbing
Jonathan Greber
digital transfer
Howie Hammermann
engineering services
Ellen Heuer
foley artist
Lora Hirschberg
re-recording mixer
David Hunter
digital editorial services
Greg LaPlante
digital mastering
Leff Lefferts
digital editorial services
Danilo Moroni
re-recording mixer: italian dubbing
Chris Munro
sound mixer
Nathan Nance
recordist
Jordan O'Neill
dts sound mastering engineer
Frank Rinella
foley mixer
Kevin Sellers
foley editor
Michael Semanick
re-recording mixer
Tony Sereno
mix technician
Karen Spangenberg
dialogue editor
Nelson Stoll
sound mixer: San Francisco
Rachael Tate
adr recordist
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Jana Vance
foley artist
Zadran Wali
adr artist
Marshall Winn
dialogue editor
Ling Wu
sound mixer: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Fan Yang
utility sound: China
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
adr editor / adr/dialog editor
Courtney Bishop
adr recordist
Jason Chiodo
re-recording mixer: marketing
Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher
dubbing recordist
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Matt Kent
re-recordist
Zach Martin
recordist
Ronald G. Roumas
re-recordist
Clint Smith
recordist

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Makeup

Yu Che
assistant hair stylist: China / assistant hair stylist: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Gretchen Davis
key makeup artist: San Francisco
Leslie Devlin
key makeup artist
Yong Jie 'Er Ge' Fan
hair stylist: China
Xiu Mei Ge
beard maker: China
Xiaolan Guo
beard maker: China / hair stylist
Teresa Hinton
key hair stylist
Rei Hu
beard maker: China
Ping Huang
assistant makeup artist: second unit, Xinjioang, China / makeup artist: China
Cun Jiang
beard maker: China
Hai Man Liang
beard maker: China
Shu Hong Liu
beard maker: China
Yanxia Liu
assistant hair stylist: China
Yvette Rivas
key hair stylist: San Francisco
Marc Tarasco
additional makeup artist
Jennifer Tremont
hair department head: San Francisco
Kristina Vogel
makeup department head
Christie Wang
makeup artist: China
Shuping Zhang
makeup artist: China
Sarah Ault
assistant hair stylist
Marcelo Donari
additional hair stylist: San Francisco

Special Effects

Ken Durey
special effects coordinator: China
Dagan Jurd
snow coordinator: China
Hong Hai Liu
assistant special effects propmaster: China
Shaochun Liu
special effects propmaster: China
Joel Rosen
special effects translator: China
Tom Sindicich
special effects coordinator: San Francisco
Rei Xiang Xu
special effects: smoke and fire, China
Jason Durey
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Tim Alexander
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Steve Arguello
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Jeffrey Arnold
compositor: Cafe FX
Chris Ball
2D artist: Cafe FX
Jeff Barnes
production executive: Cafe FX
Andrew Byrne
3D matchmover: Cafe FX
Dylan Cole
matte painter: Cafe FX
Sean Coonce
compositor: Cafe FX
Vincent DeLay
animator: Cafe FX
Steve Dellerson
visual effects
Mick Ebeling
visual effects executive producer: MK12
David Ebner
visual effects supervisor: Cafe FX
Leif Einarsson
animation lead: Cafe FX
Mike Fischer
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Alex Friderici
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Ron Friedman
animator: Cafe FX
Vicki Galloway-Weimer
visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX
Robin Scott Graham
lead compositor: Cafe FX
Kevin Tod Haug
visual effects supervisor
Jotham Herzon
pre-visualization lead artist: Proof Inc.
Joseph Hoback
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Marty Holthaus
visual effects coordinator: Cafe FX
Kevin Hoppe
3D matchmover: Cafe FX
Lindsay M. Hoppe
visual effects artist: 2D plate reconstruction, Cafe FX
Steve Hutchins
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Lei Jin
matte painter: Cafe FX
Les G. Jones
visual effects producer: Cafe FX
Brandon Kachel
matte painter: Cafe FX
Caleb Kirby
data 1/0: Cafe FX
Shannon Krueger
visual effects production assistant: Cafe FX
Kevin LaNeave
visual effects editor: Cafe FX
Tim LeDoux
Massive artist: Cafe FX
Neil Lim Sang
animator: Cafe FX
Olek Lyzwanski
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Ed Mendez
compositor: Cafe FX
Omrah Menkes
animator: Cafe FX
Mk12
visual effects: title design
Fatima Mojaddidy
3D matchmover: Cafe FX
C. Andrew Nelson
digital effects artist
Brian Openshaw
renderer: Cafe FX
Desi Ortiz
visual effects managing editor: Cafe FX
Todd Sheridan Perry
3D lighting lead: Cafe FX
Chris Pinto
compositor: Cafe FX
Mary Poplin
matte painter
Richard R. Reed
compositor: Cafe FX
Cong Ren
matte painter: Cafe FX / visual effects assistant: China
Saysana Rintharamy
renderer: Cafe FX
Parker Sellers
pre-visualization artist: Proof Inc.
Eddie Soria
rotoscope artist: Cafe FX
Jason Thielen
animator: Cafe FX
Gabriel Vargas
3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX
Alexander Vegh
previsualization supervisor
O.D. Welch
production executive: Cafe FX
Patrick Wolf
lead pipeline developer: CafeFX
Libor Zednicek
visual effects editor: Cafe FX
David Aughenbaugh
roto/paint artist
Heather Brantman
title designer
Nicholas Cerniglia
digital artist
John Cornejo
digital compositor: Cafe FX
Jordan Freda
roto artist: Cafe FX
Lisa Garner
junior compositor: Cafe FX
Glenn Hiramatsu
digital artist: CafeFX
Daniel Lahr
assistant visual effects editor: CafeFX
Leslie Lerman
visual effects producer
Bruce Mann
visual effects editor
Travis Moore
rotoscope artist
Phillip Moses
production operations: CafeFX
Ruben Rodas
paint/roto artist: Cafe FX
Robert Rowles
visual effects
David Santoyo
digital i/o
Mai Suzuki
digital restoration artist
Radley Teruel
digital artist
Robert Tesdahl
software development supervisor
Shuichi Yoshida
digital artist

Assistant Director

Abuduli Aizize
third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Yan Ba
third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Abu Douli
third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Banjiang Kuer
third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Sharon Lam
first assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Alyson Latz
second second assistant director: China
Michael Lerman
first assistant director
Kai Li
additional assistant director: China
Stephanie Pan Ying
additional assistant director: China
Hepin Qiao
second assistant director: China
Hao Qi Su
additional assistant director: China
Peter Thorell
second assistant director
Yimigjan Trdi
additional assistant director: China
Rebecca Yeldham
second unit director: Xinjiang, China
Jinzhan Zhang
first assistant director: China
Sean Vawter
additional second assistant director

Production Management

Henry Dray
unit manager
Nina Huang Fan
production supervisor: China
Zheng Qiang Ma
production manager: China, Happy Pictures
Ada Shen
assistant production manager: China
Carey Len Smith
post-production supervisor
E. Bennett Walsh
unit production manager
Ty Warren
executive in charge of production
Akbar Yiming
production manager: Xinjiang, China
Mark Graziano
post-production executive

Art Department

Jeremy Ball
art department coordinator: China
Sue Bowcott
property master: China
James Burke
lead greensperson: San Francisco
Richard Crowe
on-set props: China
Douglas Cumming
art director: San Francisco
Maud Gircourt
illustrator
Leighanne Haddock
set dresser: San Francisco
Dale Haugo
lead painter: San Francisco
Mike Helbig
set dresser: San Francisco
Yi Ho
assistant property master: China
Lawrence Hornbeck
set dresser: San Francisco
Yanwu Hu
props: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Peter Hudson
set dresser: San Francisco
Michele Maria Kitagawa
art department production assistant
Gang Li
construction foreperson: China
Ming-Shan Li
property buyer: China
Patrick Ludden
property master: San Francisco
Daniel Mauvignier
head painter
John Micheletos
lead person: San Francisco
Dan Molnar
set dresser: San Francisco
Robert Moxham
on-set props: China
Annie Mueller
assistant property master: San Francisco
Ben Nichols
construction coordinator: San Francisco
Maya Owings
art department coordinator: San Francisco
Tom Richardson
on-set painter: San Francisco
Gretchen Scharfenberg
props: San Francisco
Oleh Sokolovsky
art director: China
Michael Turner
assistant art director: China
Louis Visco
set dresser: San Francisco
Yanrong Xing
assistant art director: China
Wei Chao Zhang
props: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Baosheng Zhu
construction coordinator: China
Guang Tai Zhu
construction foreperson: China
Doreen Austria
graphic designer
Sherrie Dai
set decoration coordinator
Michael Voelker
set decoration shopper
Wendy Wang Wei
prop coordinator
Mark Warren
set dresser

Stunts

Jun Ning
stunts
M. Emmet Walsh
stunt coordinator
Hai Wang
stunt coordinator

Editorial

Nabila Aslai
editorial translator
Mike Brosius
digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media
Michael Castillo
digital subtitles compositor: Laser Pacific Media
Jeff Charles
digital data manager: Laser Pacific Media
Valance Eisleben
digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media
Nancy Fuller
digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media
Robin Gonsalves
second assistant editor
Paul Grenville
digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media
Leilani Gushiken
post-production coordinator
Doug Jaqua
color scientist: Laser Pacific Media
Nancy Jundi
digital editing systems support
Vincent Lavares
digital data manager: Laser Pacific Media
Bruce Mann
digital intermediate compositor: Laser Pacific Media
Carl McKay
trailer finishing artist
Harry Muller
color timer
Alex Olivares
first assistant editor
Carrie Oliver
digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media
Jake Rice
digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media
Mike Sowa
digital intermediate color timer: Laser Pacific Media
Chad Sustin
post-production coordinator
Stacy Underhill
digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media
Linda Williams
digital intermediate editorial: Laser Pacific Media
Robert Grigsby Wilson
post-production assistant

Other

Abdukadir
driver: Xinjiang, China
A. Arkin
driver: Xinjiang, China
E. Arkin
driver: Xinjiang, China
Robert Barbosa
driver: San Francisco
John Bradley
driver: San Francisco
Willie Brock
driver: san Francisco
John Bromstead
driver: San Francisco
Xing Jiang Chen
driver: Xinjiang, China
Chris Deguzman
driver: San Francisco
Xiao Hong Di
mechanic: China
Tony Dingman
driver: San Francisco
Henry Dray
transportation coordinator
Don Feeney
transportation captain: San Francisco
Zheng Qi Feng
driver: Beijing, China
Yun Feng Guo
driver: Beijing, China
David Harris
transportation coordinator: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Albimit Kader
driver: Xinjiang, China
Yong Qi Li
driver: Xinjiang, China
Zhi Qiang Lin
driver: Beijing, China
Yu Lu
transportation captain: Beijing, China
Jian Min Ma
driver: Xinjiang, China
Jian Tao Ma
driver: Beijing, China
Mijit Mahmut
driver: Xinjiang, China
Tony Pontecorvo
driver: San Francisco
Derek Raser
transportation coordinator
Tommy Rizzo
driver: San Francisco
Frank Rocha
transportation co-captain: San Francisco
Franklin J. Rocha
transportation co-captain: San Francisco
William J. Rogers
driver: San Francisco
Hai Qiang Tian
driver: Beijing, China
Abdusattar Turde
driver: Xinjiang, China
Tursun
driver: Xinjiang, China
Bin Wang
driver: Beijing, China
Hui Wang
driver: Xinjiang, China
Robert A. Wood
production van driver: basecamp
Xian Zhong Wu
driver: Beijing, China
Zhen Yuan Wu
transportation captain: Xinjiang, China
Zhong Zhi Yang
driver: Xinjiang, China
Guang Sheng You
driver: Xinjiang, China
Lei Zhang
driver: Beijing, China
Lian Yi Zhang
driver: Beijing, China
Sheng Xi Zhang
driver: Xinjiang, China
Sheng Xiang Zhao
driver: Xinjiang, China

Music Department

Alex Acuna
musician: hand percussion
Diego Balduque
assistant music engineer
Chris Bleth
musician: english horn and dudek
Rob Brophy
musician: viola
David Cerrejón
additional music arranger
Javier Crespo
musician: nylon guitar
José Luis Crespo
score recording & mixing
Ángel Crespo
musician: snare drum
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Brian Dembow
musician: viola
Sussan Deyhim
musician: female vocalist
Steve Erdody
musician: cello
Nina Evtuhov
musician: violin
Majid Javadi
musician: male vocalist, ney
Kamihejazi
kami hejazi
Chris Kollgaard
musician: bass
Jorge Magaz
additional music arranger / music assistant
Ara Malikian
musician: solo violin
Julia Malkova
musician: solo viola
Darrin McCann
musician: viola
Víctor Merlo
musician: bass
Mike Nowak
conductor
John Parsons
musician: electric and acoustic guitar
Javier Paxariño
musician: bansuri, ney, turkish clarinet
Heitor Pereira
musician: guitar
Bryan Pezzone
musician: piano
Dimitri Psonis
musician: santur, oud, lyre of crete, rubab
Raúl Quilez
assistant music engineer
Satnam Ramgotra
musician: tabla
Jay B. Richardson
music editor
Ryan Robinson
scoring technical support engineer
Geri Rotella
musician: alto flute
Peter Rotter
music contractor
Rubén Suárez
assistant music engineer
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Martin Tillman
soloist: cello
Joann Turovsky
musician: harp
José Villalobos
additional music arranger / music assistant / additional orchestrator
Greg Vines
score mixing assistant
Sami Yusuf
musician: soundtrack
Bill Booth
musician: trombone
Julie Butchko
music clearance
Vincent A. Villanueva
music clearance
Booker White
music preparation

Casting Department

Abliz Abdirixit
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Xireli Abudurexiti
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Maridel Aisam
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Muhamd Ali
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Niyat Ullah Baig
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Dan Rui 'Zoe' Fang
background casting: China
Leslee Feldman
casting executive
Mustafa Haidari
casting associate: Afghanistan
Timor Hakimyar
casting support: Kabul, Afghanistan, Foundation for Culture and Civil Society
Nina Henninger
casting: San Francisco
Kirsty Kinnear
casting associate: Afghanistan
Sarah Kliban
casting associate
Dali Miatuxia
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Eriko Miyagawa
casting: China
Lan Mo
background casting: Beijing, China
Akemusulitan Sulaimanxia
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Zoe Thompson
casting assistant: China
Mischa van der Klei
casting assistant
Yukesaike Xijaet
background casting: Xinjiang, China
Jeanne Boisineau
search casting
Michael Hogh
production coordinator casting

Costume Department

Lu Bai
key costumer: China
Sawut Chawar
wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China
Caroline Eselin
wardrobe supervisor: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Lisa R. Frucht
assistant costume designer
Lili Gai
wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China
Kathleen Giordano
set costumer: San Francisco
Juan Guan
wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China
Lei Guo
wardrobe supervisor: China
Abdullah Hapiz
wardrobe supervisor: Xinjiang, China
Fengmei Jiang
wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China
Anna Munro
costume ager/dyer: China / textile artist
Hilary Niederer
key costumer: China
Xu Dong Qi
wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China
Jin Fang Qiao
wardrobe coordinator: China
Deirdre Scully
set costumer: San Francisco
Lin Wei Song
wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China
Jack Tung
costumer
Valerie White
set costumer: San Francisco
Susan J. Wright
costume supervisor
Yin Hao Wu
wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China
Meng Xie
assistant costume designer: China
Dan Yang
wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China
Fangzheng Yang
wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China
Julie Yrjanson
costume construction supervisor: China

Camera Department

Joseph J. Allen
company grip: San Francisco / grip: San Francisco
Hailiang Ang
grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Marc Asmode
camera assistant: flying cam, China
Dustin Ault
grip: second unit, China
Herb Ault
key grip
Ken Bazal
second assistant camera: "b" camera, San Francisco
Hong Qun Bia
grip: China
J. Chuck Biagio
grip: San Francisco
Richard Bowen
director of photography: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Phil Bray
still photographer
Dawei Cao
set lighting technician: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Wei Dong Cao
lighting technician: China
Wu Tong Cao
grip: China
Yong Jie Cao
lighting technician: China
Zhongxue Cao
lighting technician: China
Kai Chen
grip: China / crane grip
Kang Jian Chen
lighting technician
Gregory M. Childers
grip: San Francisco
Sze Kwan Chong
camera operator: flying cam, China
Ian Chriss
grip: San Francisco
Tim Christie
dolly grip: China
Yita Fan
grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Dan C. Ferreira
set lighting technician: San Francisco
Jeff Gilliam
set lighting technician: San Francisco
Mark Gilmer
second assistant camera: "a" camera, San Francisco
Mark Hadland
assistant chief lighting technician: China
Cao Hangan
lighting technician
Courtney Harrell
film loader: San Francisco
Don L. Henderson
key grip: San Francisco
Simon Jayes
camera operator: "b" camera, San Francisco
Brook Johnson
grip: San Francisco
Deng Qing Jun
key grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Hai Liang Kang
grip: China
Xiaotian Kang
chief lighting technician: China
Zak Katz
assistant video assist operator: China
Ian Kincaid
chief lighting technician
Kim Kono
chief rigging technician: China
Raymond Lam
camera operator: "b" camera, China
Toby Lawrence
grip: San Francisco
Cong Li Li
lighting technician: China
Si Guang Li
lighting technician: China
Xiang Li
grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Yang Liu
grip: China
Yanxia Liu
grip: China
Zachary Love
set lighting technician: San Francisco
Weiqin Mao
grip: China
Lee Mariano
second assistant camera: "a" camera, China
Brad Martinez
grip: San Francisco
Brett Matthews
first assistant camera: "b" camera, China
Jim McConkey
camera operator / steadicam operator
Rowena Mollica
film loader: China
Spencer Mulcahy
set lighting technician: San Francisco
Mark Nakahara
set lighting technician: San Francisco
Man-Yin Ngai
first assistant camera: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Yue Qi
grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Sanlang
grip: China
Chris Shellenberger
set lighting technician: San Francisco
Xue Wen Si
grip: China
Don Steinberg
first assistant camera: "b" camera, San Francisco
Bing Rui Sun
lighting technician: China
Chenyang Sun
lighting technician: China
Gen Shang Sun
lighting technician: China
Hong Yang Sun
grip: China
Jun Yang Sun
grip: China
Michael Taylor
video assist operator: China
Skyler Tegland
rigging key grip: China
John Trunk
video assist operator: San Francisco
Zoran Veselic
first assistant camera
Matthew Wakai
video assist operator: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Junxi Wang
assistant chief lighting technician: China
Lesley Watson
second assistant camera: "b" camera, China
Yong Bo Wu
second assistant camera: second uniut, Xinjiang, China
Hong Bin Xin
grip: China
Quan Zhang
grip: China
Tao Zhang
lighting technician: China
Yanlin Zhu
set lighting technician: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Michael Ryan Burns
grip: san francisco
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana
key rigging grip: China
Jonathan Hall
additional photographer
Jeroen Hendriks
camera technician
Roberto Schaefer
camera operator: "b" camera

Location Management

Ablimit
location assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Ernest Belding
location manager: San Francisco
Douglas Dresser
supervising location manager
Yingchun Fang
location manager: Beijing, China
Felix Gehm
assistant location manager: San Francisco
Peter Moody
assistant location manager: San Francisco
Rong Peng
location manager: Beijing, China
Matthew Riutta
assistant location manager: San Francisco
Matthew Wersinger
assistant location manager: second unit, Xinjiang, China
Kamil Zunun
assistant location manager: Xinjiang, China

Script Department

Massoumeh Emami
script supervisor
Hekmat Sadat
script translator
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