Bashu, the Little Stranger
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During the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, trying to raise her two young children on a farm while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences and a language barrier, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
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Cast
8 people
Susan Taslimi
Naii
Known for
Black Crab
Parviz Pourhosseini
Naii's husband
Also in
The Mokhtar Narrative
Saint Mary
Adnan Afravian
Bashu
No other roles listed
Akbar Doudkar
Marhamat
Also in
Hezar Dastan
Sultan and Berger
Farrokhlagha Houshmand
Also in
Redhat and Cousin
Samad in the Way of Dragon
Golshan Anooshe
Loghman's wife
No other roles listed
Hamid Rahbar
Marhamat's son
No other roles listed
Reza Hushmand
Also in
Night of the Hunchback
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
Bahram Beyzai Director · Firooz Malekzadeh Cinematographer Iraj Raminfar Production designer
United States release September 14, 1990 · Produced in Iran · Languages Arabic, Persian
Production
Kanoon
Production
Iran
Produced in
Languages
Original title
باشو غریبهٔ کوچک
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 1989
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
Iran · February 13, 1989
Theatrical
United States · September 14, 1990
Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
November 15, 1998 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
France
April 3, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
October 3, 2013 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Greece
September 3, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-Issue
Hong Kong SAR China
April 2, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
July 1, 1990 · Premiere · Giffoni Film Festival
Netherlands
October 22, 1992 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 5, 2002 · Premiere · Cinemanila Film Festival
Sweden
October 15, 1993 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 28, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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