IRAN · 1974

The Traveler

Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian New Wave childhood ambition deception and scams football obsession coming of age social class
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Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve that, he scams his friends and neighbors.

Year1974
CountryIran
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
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