Baran

"A journey of sacrificing own "identity" for love..."

2001 1h 30m FA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 91

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

“A journey of sacrificing own "identity" for love...”

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Cast

Hossein Abedini
Lateef
Zahra Bahrami
Baran
Reza Naji
Memar
Hossein Mahjoub
Soltan
Abbas Rahimi
Soltan
Gholam Ali Bakhshi
Najaf
Jafar Tawakoli
Inspector
Yadollah Hedayati
Lors workers' chief

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Majid Majidi
Writers: Majid Majidi, Fouad Nahas
Languages: Azerbaijani, Persian
Countries: Iran

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Azerbaijani, Persian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Majid Majidi, shot by Mohammad Davudi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ahmad Pezhman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hassan Hassandoust shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hossein Abedini and Zahra Bahrami and Reza Naji carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A journey of sacrificing own "identity" for love...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Majid Majidi directs. Mohammad Davudi behind the camera. Ahmad Pezhman scores. Hassan Hassandoust cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Azerbaijani, Persian.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Azerbaijani, Persian.
4Directed by Majid Majidi, shot by Mohammad Davudi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ahmad Pezhman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hassan Hassandoust shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hossein Abedini and Zahra Bahrami and Reza Naji carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A journey of sacrificing own "identity" for love...".
9IMDB entry: tt0233841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "bus", "rain", "afghanistan", "tea".