On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.
Direction
Majidi finds entire symphonies in a bowl of tea.
Cinematography
That rain. You'll never see mud look this beautiful.
Acting
Hossein Abedini's face does what scripts can't.
Director
Majid Majidi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Majidi cast actual Afghan refugees; the construction site was a real Tehran location where undocumented workers lived.
The title 'Baran' means 'rain' in Persian—notice how water transforms every time Lateef sees her true self.
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