BARAN

Year: 2001
USA: Miramax Films
Cast: Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Mohammad Amir Naji, Hossein Mahjoub, Abbas Rahimi, Gholam Ali Bakhshi
Director: Majid Majidi
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi / Dari (English subtitles)
USA: 94 mins
USA Rated: PG for language and brief violence
USA Release Date: 3 May 2002 (Limited Release - Los Angeles and New York)
USA Release Date: 7 December 2001 (Limited Release - Los Angeles and New York)

Synopsis

BARAN is the story of Afghan refugees told through the eyes of an Iranian teenage boy named Lateef. His devotion to a person he barely knows leads him to the choice that will change his life forever. Academy Award nominated director Majid Majidi (CHILDREN OF HEAVEN, COLOR OF PARADISE) delivers a heartbreaking story of unrequited love.