The Key (1986)

Synopsis: A four year-old and an infant are left home alone while their mother goes out to do some shopping. Young Amir Mohammed chooses to ignore the cries of his baby brother and the pot boiling on the... A four year-old and an infant are left home alone while their mother goes out to do some shopping. Young Amir Mohammed chooses to ignore the cries of his baby brother and the pot boiling on the stove in favor of more interesting things. When the smell of burning food and the sound of the crying baby attracts a worried neighbor, Amir can not find the spare key to let her in and must deal with the situation on his own. This award-winning (Best Children's Film- Berlin Film Festival), genre-defying film was written by the founder of Iran's new cinema, Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY). [More]

Starring: Mahnaz Anasrian, Fatemeh Asar, Amir Pourhassan, Emad Taheri

Starring: Mahnaz Anasrian, Fatemeh Asar, Amir Pourhassan, Emad Taheri

Director: Ebrahim Forouzesh

Director: Ebrahim Forouzesh
Screenwriter: Abbas Kiarostami

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