Ali needs a job to take care of his mother. His uncle arranges for him to work at a print shop, but that job has also been promised to another boy...
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Alireza Davoudnejad Director · Ali Akbar Ghazinezam Writer Hossein Maleki Cinematographer
United States release April 1, 1993 · Produced in Iran · Original title نیاز
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Iran
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Original title
نیاز
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · January 1, 1992
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 1993
Cleveland International Film Festival
Australia
August 1, 1994 · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
October 1, 1993 · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 1992 · Toronto International Film Festival
France
November 1, 1992 · Nantes Festival of 3 Continents
Germany
June 1, 1993 · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
November 1, 1992 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 1994 · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Japan
September 1, 1993 · Fukuoka International Film Festival
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