A youth (Abolfazl Ghorbani) runs for his life after he sees a woman (Leila Boushehri) dispose of a dead body.
Direction
Barari's relentless single-minded pursuit.
Cinematography
Desert as suffocating antagonist.
Practical Effects
Real camels, real heat, real suffering.
Director
Esmael Barari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barari studied under Amir Naderi, Iran's godfather of elemental survival cinema — this is 'The Runner' DNA with the narrative stripped to bone.
Shot in Kerman province where water scarcity and tribal justice still shape daily life; the desert isn't backdrop, it's character and verdict.
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