Delbaran
Acclaimed director Abolfazl Jalili offers a compassionate story of the young Afghan refugee who lives illegally in Iran. 14-year-old Kaim drifts to the Delbaran crossing on the Afghan-Iran border, where he finds work at a coffee shop frequented by truck drivers. He feels at home in this small oasis of friendliness, though the sounds of war can be heard in the background, violent bandits prowl the roads, and opium is everywhere. As we watch Kaim run from one task to another day after day, we soon realize that we are watching a boy who is being cheated out of his childhood.
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Cast
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Abolfazl Jalili Director · Reza Saberi Story Mohamad Ahmadi Cinematographer
First release February 1, 2001 · Produced in Iran, Japan · Production Film-e-Aval, Office Kitano
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
Film-e-Aval
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Office Kitano
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Iran · Japan
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Original title
دلبران
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2001
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
August 26, 2001 · Premiere · Montréal Film Festival
Czechia
July 7, 2002 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 23, 2002 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Switzerland
August 5, 2001 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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