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The Traveler
IRAN · 1974

The Traveler

Abbas Kiarostami
childhood ambition deception and scams football obsession coming of age social class
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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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