Movies
TV Shows
People
06/11/1974 Drama 1h 13m
72
User score

Overview

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.

  1. Abbas Kiarostami

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Hassan Darabi

    Qassem / Qassem Julayi / Ghāsem Jolā'i

  2. Masud Zandbegleh

  3. Mostafa Tari

  4. Pare Gol Atashjameh

    Mother of Qassem

  5. Hasan Arab

  6. Goudarzi

  7. Khanjani

  8. Bayat

  9. Jafari

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Jack
Written by Jack on 2022-05-28
Although it is surprisingly charming and sweet, **Kiarostami's debut feature** could easily be viewed as a lesser version of some of his more famous films (_Where is the Friend's House_ mainly). It's kind of slow, although when there is such an apparent drive towards something, in this case, getting to Tehran to watch the national soccer game, it is intriguing to see where our character ends up. But with that, seeing where he ends up is all this film really has to offer, as it ends in a slightly unfulfilling way. Perhaps that is just another way to share its message of morals in childhood and ...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. Final Score60%
  2. La joven69%
  3. Come Sunday58%
  4. Fast Girls60%
  5. All Together Now67%
  6. Night Always Comes60%
  7. Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
  8. Trafficked67%
  9. The Truth About Emanuel59%
  10. Mammal63%
  11. The Good Lie74%
  12. Hellion58%
  13. Theran Taboo70%
  14. Goal!67%
  15. Salomé62%
  16. The Zero Theorem60%
  17. The Unforgivable74%
  18. Goal II: Living the Dream60%
  19. Seeking Justice59%
  20. Hounddog64%

Status
Released

Original Language
Persian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords