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Where Is The Friend's House?
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Where Is The Friend's House?

1987-07-01 · 83 min · ★ 7.9

Drama · Adventure

An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

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Directors
Abbas Kiarostami
Production companies
Kanoon, Farabi Cinema
Countries
Iran
Status
Released

Top Cast

Babek AhmadpourBabek AhmadpourAhmad Ahmadpour
Ahmed AhmadpourAhmed AhmadpourMohamed Reza Nematzadeh
Khodabakhsh DefaiKhodabakhsh DefaiTeacher
Iran OutariMother
Ait AnsariFather
Sadika TaohidiPersian Neighbour
Biman MouafiAli, a Neighbour
Ali DjamaliGrandfather's Friend
Aziz BabaiWaiter
Nader GhoulamiProperty Owner
Akbar MouradiOld Man from Azerbaidjan
Teba SlimaniHusband
Mohammad Reza ParvanehMohammad Reza ParvanehMorteza
Farahanka BrothersYoung Boy
Maria ChdjariGirl Who Stutters
Hamdallah Askar PoorOld Man
Kadiret Kaoiyen PoorReligious Old Man
Hager Faraz PoorApple Seller
Mohamed Hocine RouhiMohamed Hocine RouhiCarpenter
Rafia DifaiGrandfather

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