A young boy named Ahmad goes on a journey to return his friend’s notebook to him, lest he should be punished at school the next day for forgetting it. The first film in Kiarostami’s ‘Koker Trilogy’ is an ode to the strangeness of being a child. Its story captures how it feels to be misunderstood and the terrible stakes of childhood, and yet celebrates the importance of friendship and loyalty and courage. Through a boy’s perspective, we follow a humble hero’s journey set against the backdrop of rural life. A brief film which speaks in a foreign tongue, but which speaks volumes with its universal poetry. 

Year: 1987 / Min: 83 / Country: Iran / Language: Persian / Cw: N/A