Directed by Majid MajidiMy rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, E1)
Karim is a middle aged father with 2 children living in a rural area outside Tehran. He works on an ostrich farm, until one of them escapes and he is fired. Luckily, he has a motorcycle and uses it as a taxi to earn money in the big city. Most of the people he meets are hustling for a living, buying and selling large quantities of electronics and appliances, salvaging junk or pulling scams (at one point a passenger does not pay and threatens to call a cop if he is not given change). Karim quickly learns that in order to survive he must become like those around him. In one poignant scene, a little girl burning incense on a busy highway for money charms him, but he does not want to give her too much of his hard earned money. Unable to break a large bill, he drives away. He also begins collecting junk and bringing it home every day. He amasses a huge pile and while digging around it collapses and almost kills him. Forced to stay home and nurse a broken leg, he realizes what the city has done to his soul. A film rich in symbolism and vibrant characters.
IMDb
(DVD, E1)
Karim is a middle aged father with 2 children living in a rural area outside Tehran. He works on an ostrich farm, until one of them escapes and he is fired. Luckily, he has a motorcycle and uses it as a taxi to earn money in the big city. Most of the people he meets are hustling for a living, buying and selling large quantities of electronics and appliances, salvaging junk or pulling scams (at one point a passenger does not pay and threatens to call a cop if he is not given change). Karim quickly learns that in order to survive he must become like those around him. In one poignant scene, a little girl burning incense on a busy highway for money charms him, but he does not want to give her too much of his hard earned money. Unable to break a large bill, he drives away. He also begins collecting junk and bringing it home every day. He amasses a huge pile and while digging around it collapses and almost kills him. Forced to stay home and nurse a broken leg, he realizes what the city has done to his soul. A film rich in symbolism and vibrant characters.
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