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Release Date:
February 1, 2001
Original Title:
دلبران
Alternate Titles:
少年と砂漠のカフェ
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Bandai Visual
Film-e-Aval
Office Kitano
T-Mark
Production Countries:
Iran | Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 96
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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Director:
Abolfazl Jalili
Director of Photography:
Mohamad Ahmadi
Editor:
Abolfazl Jalili
Executive Producer:
Masayuki Mori
Producer:
Abolfazl Jalili
Shozo Ichiyama
Production Manager:
Abolfazl Jalili
Afshin Liaghat
Screenplay:
Abolfazl Jalili
Sound:
Hassan Zarfam
Sound Editor:
Mahmood Moosavinejad
Sound Effects Editor:
Hosein Mafi
Hossein Abolsedgh
Sound Mixer:
Massoud Behnam
Story:
Reza Saberi
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