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The Runner
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The Runner

Dec 20, 1984
1h 34m
★ 7.1

Overview

A young orphan named Amiro lives alone in an abandoned tanker in the Iranian port city of Abadan. He survives by shining shoes, selling water, and collecting deposit bottles. Although he sometimes finds himself at odds with both adults and competing older kids, he finds solace in dreams about departing cargo ships and airplanes—and by running.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kanoon
Studio of the Voice and Portrait of the Islamic Revolution of Iran

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Cast

Majid Niroumand

Amiro

Majid Niroumand

Musa Torkizadeh

Musa Torkizadeh

Abbas Nazeri

Abbas Nazeri

Alireza Gholmzade

Alireza Gholmzade

Ali Pasdarzade

Ali Pasdarzade

Shirzad Bashkal

Shirzad Bashkal

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