My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
A schoolteacher scolds a boy in class about his writing notebook to make a point about discipline. His friend accidentally takes it home after school. After discovering his mistake, and realizing his friend may get expelled the next day without it, he begins the monumental task of returning the notebook. His friend lives in a neighboring village which requires a long walk. He does not have an address and nearly becomes lost in the maze of streets, steps and houses. He asks strangers for help but they end up getting him more confused. As darkness sets in he eventually gives up and returns home. However, he comes up with a plan with which he hopes to save the boy in class the next morning. A deceptively simple story which delves deeply into characters and the day-to-day life of a poor Iranian village. The boy is pulled in many directions by the adults in the story, each wanting to use him for their own purposes but causing moral dilemmas which he must overcome in addition to the physical obstacles.
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