In 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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- 13 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
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Hossein Abedini | ... |
Lateef
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Zahra Bahrami | ... |
Baran
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| Mohammad Amir Naji | ... |
Memar
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| Hossein Mahjoub | ... |
Bric-A-Brac Trader
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Abbas Rahimi | ... |
Soltan
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Gholam Ali Bakhshi | ... |
Najaf
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Jafar Tavakoli | ... |
Inspector
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Yadollah Hedayati | ... |
Lors workers' chief
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Parviz Larijani | ... |
Shop owner
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Mahmoud Behraznia | ... |
Building Contractor
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Pasha Barabadi | ... |
Inspector
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Kamal Parto | ... |
Inspector
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Maghsood Moghadan | ... |
Turkish workers' chief
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Peiman Daraian | ... |
Building Engineer
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Mohammadollah Dad | ... |
Middleman in the Bazar
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Asghar Ghanbari | ... |
Middleman in the Bazar
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Hamid Houshman | ... |
Middleman in the Bazar
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Khalil Rahmani | ... |
Kurdish workers' chief
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Ezzatollah Bayati | ... |
Traveler
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Sanaz Mirfakhari | ... |
Girl in the park
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Hassan Hosseinbaksh | ... |
Afghan Worker
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Behrouz Majd | ... |
Rasoul
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| Christopher Maleki | ... |
Hassan
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Directed by
| Majid Majidi | ||
Written by
| Majid Majidi | ... | () |
Produced by
| Majid Majidi | ... | producer |
| Fouad Nahas | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ahmad Pezhman | ||
Cinematography by
| Mohammad Davudi | ||
Editing by
| Hassan Hassandoost | ||
Editorial Department
| Nasser Ansari | ... | negative cutting |
| Hasan Ghahramani | ... | positive processing |
| Ashkan Izadi | ... | printing |
| Mohsen Jamshidi | ... | printing |
| Akbar Karami | ... | negative cutting |
| Mahmoud Karimi | ... | printing |
| Roger La Prairie | ... | colorist |
| Moosa Makvandi | ... | negative cutting |
| Siamak Saeedi | ... | positive processing |
| Jafar Soltani | ... | negative cutting |
Production Design by
| Behzad Kazzazi | ||
Set Decoration by
| Behzad Kazzazi | ||
Costume Design by
| Behzad Kazzazi | ||
| Malek Jahan Khazai | ||
Makeup Department
| Jahanjou Jafari | ... | makeup artist (as Jahanjoo Jafary) |
| Mohsen Mossavi | ... | makeup designer |
| Affarine Sadeghi | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Seyyed Saeed Seyedzadeh | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hasan Najafi | ... | second assistant director |
| Sirus Hasan Pour | ... | first assistant director (as Sirrus Hassanpur) |
| Behzad Rafi | ... | third assistant director |
Sound Department
| Effat Attary | ... | sound department archives |
| Hossein Bashash | ... | boom operator |
| Mohammad Reza Delpak | ... | sound designer |
| Houra Maleki | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Yadollah Najafi | ... | sound recordist |
| Ali Nouri | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Amir Tusi | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Babak Valadi | ... | assistant sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Mohsen Roozbahani | ... | special effects supervisor (as Mohsen Ruzbahani) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mostafa Baferouni | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Amir Aslani | ... | musician: flute |
| Ardeshir Kamkar | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Monir Gheidi | ... | script girl (as Munir Gheidi) |
| Fouad Nahas | ... | script advisor |
Additional Crew
| Reza Hamidi | ... | production assistant |
| Hormoz Larijani | ... | financial manager |
| Fouad Nahas | ... | screenplay consultant |
| Mehdi Sheni | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Ali Moallem | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Antidote Films (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinemien (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Films sans Frontières (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2003) (Italy) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Alamode Film (Germany)
- Alfa Films
- Antidote Films (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
- Cine Colombia
- Herald Film Company (Japan)
- Homescreen (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Homescreen (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Miramax (Canada) (subtitled)
- Miramax (United States) (subtitled)
- Nippon Herald Films
- Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Young Lateef works on a construction site in Tehran with some Turks and a few illegal Afghan workers. When Lateef is given heavier tasks to compensate for new Afghan worker Rahmat, he resents his displacement and treats Rahmat cruelly. After one of his pranks, however, Lateef discovers Rahmat's secret--he is a girl named Baran. Latif's heart softens towards Baran and he shows his new affection for her by doing what he can to ease the hardships she suffers at work. When government inspectors force all Afghans to be fired from the site, Lateef discovers he cannot bear to be without her. Jeopardizing social standing and endangering his own well being, Lateef stops at nothing to save his love. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Baran, the female protagonist, does not say a single word throughout the film. See more » |
| Goofs | When Lateef travels to meet Soltan, director 'Majid Majidi' is reflected in the glass in the bus. See more » |
| Quotes |
Afghan cobbler:
A man alone is a neighbor of God. See more » |