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IRAN · 1974

The Traveler

Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian New Wave childhood ambition deception and scams football obsession coming of age social class
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Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve that, he scams his friends and neighbors.

Year1974
CountryIran
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
MovementIranian New Wave
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I saw 'Accattone' in the film club at university and it had a great influence on me. It was important for me to understand that you could shoot with a non-professional actor and it was okay for them not to be brilliant.
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