Bashu, the Little Stranger

Bahram Beizai, 1986, Iran, 96 min

Iran Second Wave

Bashu is the story of the touching relationship between a lost boy and a war widow, set against the backdrop of the Iran-Iraq war. Despite differences in nationality, language and culture, it is a shared commitment to kindness and compassion that helps these two to form the alliance that alludes their respective nations. Starring Sussan Taslimi and Adnan Afravian.