Assistant Director
Numa obra de construção da atual Teerão, Lateef, um trabalhador curdo de 17 anos, é irresistivelmente atraído para Rahmat, um jovem trabalhador afegão. Quando a Lateef são dadas tarefas mais pesadas para compensar pelo novo trabalhador afegão Rahmat, ele ressente-se e trata Rahmat cruelmente. Depois de uma das suas brincadeiras, no entanto, Lateef descobre o segredo de Rahmat - ele é uma rapariga chamada Baran. O coração de Latif suaviza para com Baran e ele mostra a sua nova afeição por ela, fazendo o que pode para aliviar as dificuldades que ela sofre no trabalho. A revelação do segredo de Rahmat muda a vida de ambos. O filme passa-se durante tempos recentes em que há um grande número de refugiados afegãos que vivem nos arredores de Teerão. Quase um filme mudo, Baran ganhou uma série de prémios nacional e internacional para o realizador e escritor Majid Majidi.
First Assistant Director
Would God answer a letter for help?
Tara, the young beautiful widow, returns with her two young children from country to her village. On her way home, she finds out that her grandfather has passed away. She distributes grandpa’s belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day on the road, she meets an ancient warrior. He claims that his clan have sent him to present time to take the old sword back. Tara finally submits the sword to him, but he returns upon realizing that he has fallen powerfully in love with her.
Agha Kamal is an ascetic and righteous man who adopts a girl to take care of. The girl is loved by his son and when Agha Kamal sees her, he also falls in love with her. This love gradually conquers him, but Agha Kamal who does not want to be controlled by devil, injures himself and finally dies…
The story is about two poor boys’ search for their father through a Journey from downtown to uptown. Two hungry boys are forced to move through the events, people and unrealistic and risky places in a nightmarish way. A daily journey in search of their lost identity and worth!