Director
Majid Majidi
Composer
Mohammad Reza Aligholi
Cast
Mohammad Kasebi, Mehrollah Mazarehi, Norahmad Barahoi
Edition 1992
89'
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1992
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Drama, Family
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Dialogue:
Persian
A TORTURED CHILDHOOD
Jafar and his sister Jamai, the youngest children of Haydar, forced to leave their village, are kidnapped by Sattar, a slave trader. Sattar seIs Jafar to Abdollah, an Arab who takes Jafar with him to Pakistan. Jafar begins working for him. In the company of other children, he illegally transports merchandise between Pakistan and Iran. His meeting with Noureddin, a young Pakistani, puts him onto the track of his little sister Jamai. Together, they decide to save her and take her back to Iran.
Jafar and his sister Jamai, the youngest children of Haydar, forced to leave their village, are kidnapped by Sattar, a slave trader. Sattar seIs Jafar to Abdollah, an Arab who takes Jafar with him to Pakistan. Jafar begins working for him. In the company of other children, he illegally transports merchandise between Pakistan and Iran. His meeting with Noureddin, a young Pakistani, puts him onto the track of his little sister Jamai. Together, they decide to save her and take her back to Iran.
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Credits
Directors
Majid Majidi
Composers
Mohammad Reza Aligholi
Cast
Mohammad Kasebi, Mehrollah Mazarehi, Norahmad Barahoi
Scenario
Majid Majidi, Seyed Mehdi Shojai
Director of Photography
Mohammed Dormanesh
Editors
Mohammed Reza Mou'ini
Production studios
The Art Centre for the Promotion of Islamic Culture
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Dialogue
Persian
Countries of production
Iran
Year
1992
Filmography
Majid Majidi
Enfejar (short, 1981), Hoodaj (1984), The Examination Day (1988), Yek rooz zendegi ba aseer (short, 1989), Baduk (1992), The Last Village (short, 1993), Khoda miad (short, 1995), The Father (1996), Children of Heaven (1997), The Color of Paradise (1999), Baran (2001), Olympics in Camp (short, 2003), Barefoot to Herat (2003), The Willow Tree (2005), Persian Carpet (segment, 2007), Najva Ashorai (2008), The Song of Sparrows (2008), Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015), Beyond the Clouds (2017)