Baran
“A journey of sacrificing own "identity" for love...”
2001 · 1 h 34 min
Cast
Hossein Abedini Zahra Bahrami Mohammad Amir Naji
Credits
Written by: 
Majid Majidi
Plot
An Iranian construction worker discovers that a young Afghan labourer is a girl in disguise and falls for her.
Sinekatalog’s take
Majid Majidi's tender drama sees an Iranian construction worker fall for an Afghan girl disguised as a boy. Gentle, visual and quietly political, it is a poetic story of love and sacrifice.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (9,626 votes)
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