Plot Summary for
The Mirror (1997) More at IMDbPro »Ayneh (original title)

A girl in traditional female clothing, and her arm in plaster, comes out of school one day and doesn't find her mother meeting her. She decides to travel home her self though she doesn't know her address and remembers the road only visually. Written by Anonymous

The film begins as a little girl accidentally left at school at the end of the day is forced to find her own way home despite not knowing her address. Then, abruptly, it becomes a documentary -- as the child actress decides that, like the character she was playing, she needs to go home immediately. The set is plunged into chaos as the filmmakers and actors struggle to navigate the city streets of modern Iran. Written by Grant Balfour

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