Der Läufer (1984)

Der Läufer: Directed by Amir Naderi. With Madjid Niroumand, Abbas Nazeri, Musa Torkizadeh. After enrolling in a school, an impoverished boy finds conflict with his classmates and decides to compete to earn their respect.

“An excellent film. An auto biography of the director. The first film that brought the Iranian cinema to the attention of the world. In 1991, when it was shown in Washington DC, the Washington Post wrote of Amir Naderi u0026quot;the best unknown filmmaker in the world.u0026quot;”