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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1992 - 1.8 August

Sections & Films

BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER

Category: Edition 1992

Synopsis
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.

Original Title Bashù, gharibeye koochak
Italian Title Bashù, il piccolo straniero
Category Out of competition
Section Predators of Childhood
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 120'
Production Year 1989
Nationality Iran
Directed by Bahram Beizai
Screenplay Bahram Beizai
Main cast Susan Taslimi, Parviz Poorhosseini, Adnan Afravian

 regista bahram beizaiBAHRAM BEIZAI

Bahrām Beyzāie (born 26 December 1938) is a theatre and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter.
Bahram Beyzaie was born into a prominent literary family, his father Ne'mat'ollāh Beyzāie and a number of his family were poets. Beyzai is often considered a follower of the Iranian New Wave who started to make films rather late in his life. Beyzaie began his career in the theater, writing plays and directing them.