The Runner
Director Amir Naderi
Countries Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration 94 min
Synopsis
The first of the post-revolution Iranian films to attract worldwide attention. It set the tone for many of the films which followed: realism, child’s eye perspective of the world, innocence, gentleness, set in poor neighbourhoods, exposing great disparities in wealth or resting much of the film on the shoulders of one young actor.
The first of the post-revolution Iranian films to attract worldwide attention. It set the tone for many of the films which followed: realism, child’s eye perspective of the world, innocence, gentleness, set in poor neighbourhoods, exposing great disparities in wealth or resting much of the film on the shoulders of one young actor.