Bashu, The Little Stranger (1986)

Bashu, the Little Stranger (Persian: باشو غریبه کوچک), is a 1986 Iranian drama film directed by Bahram Beizai. The film was produced in 1986, and was released in 1989. This multi-ethnic film was the first Iranian film to make use of the northern language of Iran, Gilaki, in a serious context rather than comic relief. (Susan Taslimi playing the main character is Gilaki herself). Little Bashu loses his home and family in an raid and instinctively flees to a region far away from the battle fronts. In this alien environment everything seems strange to the boy. Naï, a woman whose husband has gone on a journey, finds Bashu in her farm and gives him Bashu tells her of his past life, Naï accepts him as a son and tries to initiate him into the ways of life in the region. Written and Directed by: Bahram Beyzaï Director of Photography: Firouz Malekzadeh Editing: Bahram Beyzaï