Zang-e Tafrih

1972

Drama

Short Film

11m

Dara is punished at school for breaking a window with his football. On his way home, he comes across some other boys playing football in a small alley, and cannot resist joining in. He ends up heading their ball, and they chase him away. Dara is forced to find a way home through unknown streets, which lead him to the outskirts of the city.

Directed by:

Abbas Kiarostami

Written by:

Abbas Kiarostami

Genre:

Drama

AKAs:

The Breaktime, Zang e Tafrih

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

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1972

Drama

Short Film

11m

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PeaceAnarchy

Rated 04 Apr 2009

The kid encounters some situations that are neither common nor extraordinary, which, along with the lack of dialogue, makes it hard to have much of a connection with him. This makes the film feel pointless and meandering, though it's not without some sense of simplistic beauty.

Rated 04 Apr 2009

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hotsake

Rated 26 Feb 2019

For a while the film had me going. I was wonder what would happen next but ultimately nothing really happens. Talk about being deflated.

Rated 26 Feb 2019

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djross

Rated 13 Sep 2015

Kid having a bad day. Kiarostami films about adults usually involve driving along the road; his films about children usually involve the perils of crossing the road. Seems to be about life as a struggle without end. My twentieth Kiarostami.

Rated 13 Sep 2015

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lisa-

Rated 01 Jan 2015

another lovely little short by kiarostami featuring schoolboys. lovely photography, simple beauty.

Rated 01 Jan 2015

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larmor

Rated 21 Sep 2021

Although it is touching and has its simple beauty, it's probably less interesting per se than as a prefiguration of some of Kiarostami's future recurring themes, such as loneliness, and the feeling of smallness in way too big a world. Particularly foreshadowing "Where is the friend's home".

Rated 21 Sep 2021

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