Bashu, the Little Stranger (Great Restorations)
Introduction to the film .in English | start of the film: 18h30
Bashu, the Little Stranger.
Bashu Gharibeh Kouchak Iran 1989 | Bahram Beyzaie | vostEN | 120' | digital | Cast : Adnan Afravian, Susan Taslimi, Parviz Poorhosseini, Akbar Doodkar
▶ Best Restored Film, Venice Film Festival (Venezia Classici) 2025
After his family is killed in a bombing, young Bashu flees southern Iran alone and arrives in a remote northern village. Unable to speak the local language and shunned as a little stranger, he is taken in by a mother of two whose husband is away. A fragile bond slowly begins to grow between them.
« A vital cinematic masterpiece. A reminder that art at any time, in any place, awakens human consciousness and shows us humane paths through friendship, coexistence, and peace. » (Jafar Panahi)
« Four decades later, one can see more clearly than ever how Beyzaie transforms the cinema screen into a window carved from the history and literature of Iran, opening it onto a beautiful and spectacular world. » (Mohammad Rasoulof)
« A pure joy in which there are absolutely no false moves. » (Los Angeles Times)
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