Bashu, The Little Stranger

Synopsis

After his family is killed in a bombing, young Bashu flees southern Iran alone and arrives in a remote northern village. Unable to speak the local language and shunned as a little stranger, he is taken in by a mother of two whose husband is away. A fragile bond slowly begins to grow between them.

A landmark of Iranian cinema and a deeply humanist work, BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER blends realism with the quiet lyricism of a modern fable. Produced in 1985 with the support of Kanoon (the Iranian state institute that also backed Abbas Kiarostami’s early films), the film stands as a sincere and enduring plea for tolerance, and a subtle critique of rigid social norms. In 1999, it was voted “the greatest Iranian film of all time” by a panel of 150 critics and professionals.

Restoration in 4K at Roashana Studios with the support of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon).

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