The Friend

1992 0h 42m FA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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This is the first fiction short movie of Panahi, who offers us his vision on what it is like to be a young boy and is considered to be an homage to Abbas Kiarostami's 'Bread and the Alley'

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jafar Panahi
Countries: Iran

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RUNTIME

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Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0276927 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jafar Panahi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iran.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0276927 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.