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Baran

Baran

20017.41h 30m

Overview

On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

Directed by Majid Majidi
Written by Majid Majidi, Fouad Nahas
Produced by Majid Majidi, Fouad Nahas
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Top Cast

Hossein Abedini

Hossein Abedini

Lateef

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Zahra Bahrami

Baran

Reza Naji

Reza Naji

Memar

Hossein Mahjoub

Hossein Mahjoub

Soltan

A

Abbas Rahimi

Soltan

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Gholam Ali Bakhshi

Najaf

J

Jafar Tawakoli

Inspector

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Yadollah Hedayati

Lors workers' chief

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Parviz Larijani

Shop owner

Mahmoud Behraznia

Mahmoud Behraznia

Building Contractor

Themes & Keywords

busrainafghanistanteateheran (tehran), irantrucklovecryingconstruction siteconstructionshoe

About Baran

Baran is a drama, romance film released in 2001 exploring themes of bus, rain, afghanistan, tea, teheran (tehran), iran, truck. Directed by Majid Majidi, it stars Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Reza Naji. On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

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