Perhaps the best children's movie ever made. The simple story is told with warmth and humanity and clear-cut dialogue. A near masterpiece.

ödev, cocuk, arkadaslik, defter, okul, ögretmen, aramak, adres sormak, kapi muhabbeti, arkadasinin defteri kendisinde kalan cocuk defeteri arkadasina götürmeye karar verir. biraz duragan, gercekci, gereksiz hikayeler var, kapi mevzusu gibi, cocuk cok miymiy (anlasibilir bir durum ama)

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When watching any Iranian film, consider the Rule of Modesty enforced by their government. All in all, its an entertaining film that evokes great emotion from a simple concept, which is an ability I find admirable in any art form. It reminds me of some Ray films that also had great interest in the psychology of children and the universal connection it makes with an audience.

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There's some annoying parts, but overall, this is a wonderful neo-realistic sort of thing.

Kiarostami manages to extract an awful lot from a simple story. It's slow and somewhat repetitive, yet every scene brings something new to think about, and I found the young boy and his small yet large troubles incredibly compelling. That such a film can manage to be both a portrait of rural Iranian society and at the same time a universal tale of childhood is a testament to its greatness.

Feels like a half hour idea padded out to 90 minutes. Perhaps Kiarostami should try doing shorts. Oh, but then we wouldn't have such fascinating lectures about old doors.

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I hate movies which are based on the miseries of 9 years olds

As with most of Kiarostami's stuff it is a simple tale, beautifully observed told with warmth and humanity. We see the story from the kid's point of view which allows Kiarostami to frustrate us with quite how much children are ignored or taken advantage of by adults. Not quite perfect but still suitably delightful.

Success comes from simplicity in this movie. The boy wents a lot of trouble while he's trying to help his friend, which kept me thinking, "what a great, yet uncomplicated friendship". And this is the best thing about children: nothing, especially their relationships are complicated, they can spend their whole day to help each other, and when there's nothing to do, they just find some other way.

Very good for a first feature film but Kiarostami is still green behind the ears, and some of his subsequent films are more mature. Dialogue is what Kiarostami excels in, and here already, the conversations are the best feature.

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