Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)★ 8.0/10
- Drama
- War
Directed by: Bahram Beizai
Written by: Bahram Beizai
An Iranian boy is lost after fleeing home for his life; his family has been killed during the Iran-Iraq war. He's saved and trained by a middle-aged woman.
- Original title
- Bashu, the Little Stranger
- Storyline
- It is 1987 at the middle of the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 3,911
- Companies
- Kanoon Parvaresh Fekri, International Home Cinema, La Sept, Utopia Distribution, Cinemien, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), ARTE
- Release dates
- IR February 1, 1989
- IT July 1, 1990
- US September 14, 1990
- BR October 1, 1990
- FR April 3, 1991
- NL October 22, 1992
- TR April 1, 1993
- SE October 15, 1993
- HK June 1, 1994
- AT October 1, 1995
- HU January 1, 1997
- AR November 15, 1998
- EG December 1, 1998
- PH August 5, 2002
- DE October 3, 2013
- JP October 15, 2019
- CA September 7, 2025