Baran
Description
The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen year old Lateef works on a construction site in Tehran with illegal Afghan workers. When he is given heavier tasks to compensate for a new Afghan worker, Rahmat, he is filled with resentment and treats Rahmat cruelly. After one of his pranks, Lateef discovers Rahmat is infact a girl named Baran. Lateef's heart softens towards Baran, and he shows his new affection for her by doing what he can to ease the hardships she suffers at work. When government inspectors force all Afghans to be fired from the site, Lateef jeopardizes his social standing and endangers his own well being to find her. Awards: Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 2001.
Runtime
96 min
Creator
Majīdī, Majīd, 1959- drt
Series
Subjects
- False personation (4)
- Afghans (5)
- Man-woman relationships (572)
- Construction workers (10)
- Women foreign workers (5)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2001
Database
Alexander Street
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