Bashu, the Little Stranger
1990 · Movie · 117 min. · Iran
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond Written by Sam Tabibnia
Direction Bahram Beizai
Cast Adnan Afravian · Susan Taslimi · Parvis Pourhosseini · Akbar Doodkar · Farokhlagha Hushmand
Screenplay Bahram Beizai
Cinematography Firooz Malekzadeh
Original title Bashu, gharibeye koochak (Bashu, The Little Stranger)
7.2
26 votes (FilmAffinity)
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