IRAN · 1987

Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?

Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian New Wave childhood responsibility friendship school punishment moral obligation iranian village life
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An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Year1987
CountryIran
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
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