IRAN · 1972

Recess/Breaktime

Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian New Wave childhood conflict urban street life social dynamics consequences of actions coming of age
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Synopsis

A boy on his way home from school kicks a ball out of a street where some children are playing. He's chased and forced to take a new way home.

Year1972
CountryIran
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
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