The runner
Childhood takes on mythic dimensions in one of the defining works of postrevolutionary Iranian cinema. Inspired by director Amir Naderi's boyhood, The Runner is lit from within by Madjid Niroumand's electrifying performance as a young orphan fending for himself on the streets of a port city, determined to rise above his circumstances working odd jobs, passing time with friends, learning to read and running, always running, toward the future. Water, fire, the human body in motion: in hypnotic images of lyrical power, Naderi finds unexpected glory in the world of a boy suspended between modernity and elemental natural forces as he chases his path forward.
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Victoria | Available |
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Subject |
Boys > Iran > Social conditions > Drama. Children > Iran > Social conditions > Drama. Homeless children > Iran > Social conditions > Drama. Iran > Social conditions > 1979-1997 > Drama. |
Genre |
Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings. Drama. |
- ISBN: 9798886071252
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from sell sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. GMD: videodisc. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director, Amir Naderi. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Madjid Niroumand, Abbas Nazeri, Musa Torkizadeh. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | Persian dialogue; English subtitles. |