Bashu, the Little Stranger
During the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, trying to raise her two young children on a farm while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences and a language barrier, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
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Synopsis 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. -- IMDb Cast: Susan Taslimi .... Naii Parvis Pourhosseini .... Naii's husband Adnan Afravian .... Bashu Farokh-Lagha Hushmand Filming Locations: Gilan, Iran
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- Director
- Bahram Beyzai
- Starring
- Susan Taslimi, Parviz Pourhosseini, Adnan Afravian, Akbar Doudkar, Farrokhlagha Houshmand, Golshan Anooshe, Hamid Rahbar, Reza Hushmand
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