Bashu, the Little Stranger

Bashu, the Little Stranger

120 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 1, 1989

During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.

Bashu, the Little Stranger

120 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 1, 1989

Bashu, the Little Stranger
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Kanoon
Original title باشو غریبهٔ کوچک
Directors Bahram Beyzai
Writers Bahram Beyzai

Cast

Susan Taslimi

as Naii

Parviz Pourhosseini

as Naii's husband

Adnan Afravian

as Bashu

Bashu

as Adnan Afravian