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Delbaran (2001)

Delbaran (2001)

Drama
Release Date: 2001, February 1
Directors: Abolfazl Jalili
Countries: Iran, Japan
Production: Bandai Visual, Film-e-Aval, Office Kitano, T-Mark
Cast: Kaim Alizadeh, Rahmatollah Ebrahimi, Hossein Hashemian, Ahmad Mahdavi

Overview:

Acclaimed director Abolfazl Jalili offers a compassionate story of the young Afghan refugee who lives illegally in Iran. 14-year-old Kaim drifts to the Delbaran crossing on the Afghan-Iran border, where he finds work at a coffee shop frequented by truck drivers. He feels at home in this small oasis of friendliness, though the sounds of war can be heard in the background, violent bandits prowl the roads, and opium is everywhere. As we watch Kaim run from one task to another day after day, we soon realize that we are watching a boy who is being cheated out of his childhood.

Keywords:

teenage boy refugee coffee shop afghanistan truck stop