Buoyed by an extraordinary performance from Majid Nirumand, “Runner” is an evocative, memorable slice of life drama about an orphaned street kid who lives alone on a beached boat on the edge of the Persian Gulf and who, as the film progresses, attempts a variety of jobs to survive. The first post-revolution Iranian film to be released internationally, Naderi’s film is a beautifully photographed, deceptively simple film which is decidedly sophisticated in the ways it changes mood. Raw in parts, upbeat in others, Runner brilliantly uses striking images and sound to take you right into Amiro’s world. Winner of the International Critics Prize at the Melbourne Film Festival.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304275
Language
Persian
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Australia - Melbourne - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Iran
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homeless children
Feature films → Feature films - Iran
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Homeless children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan