The Runner
Davandeh
1984, Film, 94 min, Drama, Persian, Iran, MoviePedia score 69
A young orphan named Amiro lives alone in an abandoned tanker in the Iranian port city of Abadan. He survives by shining shoes, selling water, and collecting deposit bottles. Although he sometimes finds himself at odds with both adults and competing older kids, he finds solace in dreams about departing cargo ships and airplanes—and by running.
Directed by Amir Naderi
Cast
- Madjid Niroumand as Amiro
- Behrouz Maghsoudlou
- Mohsen Shah Mohammadi
- Abbas Nazeri
- Reza Ramezani
- Musa Torkizadeh
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