Protected Area (1971)

Overview

Ahmad Agha Shahr-e Farangi is facing a market slump. The existence of cinema and television has greatly reduced his customers. In order to earn a living, he goes to an unfamiliar village at the beginning of the protected area of Semnan province, which is not far from Tehran. Upon arrival, he encounters extreme poverty and sad stories in the village. The behavior of village’s children is not predictable for Ahmad Agha. Their fear of this stranger and his strange device does not prevent them from approaching it to arouse curiosity….