IRAN · 1974
The Traveler
Iranian New Wave
childhood ambition
deception and scams
football obsession
coming of age
social class
Synopsis
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.
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