Baran (2001)★ 7.7/10
- Drama
- Romance
Directed by: Majid Majidi
Written by: Majid Majidi
Lateef, a worker in Tehran, discovers that Afghan laborer Rahmat is actually Baran. His anger becomes affection, and he risks his future to be near her when authorities intervene.
- Original title
- Baran
- Storyline
- On a Tehran construction site, Lateef, a young worker, resents the arrival of Rahmat, an Afghan laborer whose presence shifts his duties. But when Lateef learns Rahmat is actually Baran, a girl disguised to work, his hostility turns to compassion. As government pressure forces Afghan workers out, Lateef risks everything to protect the one he has come to love.
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 9,613
- Companies
- Fouad Nahas, Antidote Films, Buena Vista International, Cinemien, Films sans Frontières, Miramax, Shringar Distributors, Alamode Film, Alfa Films, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, Cine Colombia, Herald Film Company, Homescreen, LK-TEL Vídeo, Nippon Herald Films, Paramount Pictures, Shaw Organisation
- Release dates
- IR January 31, 2001
- CA August 26, 2001
- JP September 18, 2001
- US October 9, 2001
- SE January 26, 2002
- NL January 27, 2002
- CH February 6, 2002
- CZ July 4, 2002
- AU August 3, 2002
- IL August 16, 2002
- BE September 4, 2002
- GR January 10, 2003
- DE February 20, 2003
- HU March 6, 2003
- MX March 25, 2003
- BR May 30, 2003
- IT June 6, 2003
- DK August 13, 2003
- FR June 24, 2004
- PT July 1, 2004
- PL January 3, 2005