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| The Bread and Alley |
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Screenshot from the film |
| Directed by | Abbas Kiarostami |
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| Written by | Abbas Kiarostami |
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| Release date(s) | 1970 |
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| Running time | 10 min. |
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| Language | Persian |
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The Bread and Alley (Persian: نان و کوچه, Nān o Kūcheh) is a 1970 Iranian short film directed and written by Abbas Kiarostami. The ten-minute film was the first film directed by Kiarostami.
Shot in black and white, the film tells the story of a little boy walking home with a loaf of bread who is confronted by a hungry dog, placing his safety at risk.
Film Details
This film depicted a reality that young boys could identify with. It set a precedent with the use use of a boy as main protagonist, a choice that has become a big part of most of Kiarostami's films since.
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