The Runner

P 6 +

Amir NADERI
Iran
1984
91min

Nominees and Awards

★ 1985 Golden Montgolfiere, Festival des 3 Continents
★ 1985 Venice FF

Synopsis

A young orphan named Amiro lives alone in an abandoned tanker in the Iranian port city of Abadan. He survives by shining shoes, selling water, and collecting deposit bottles. Although he sometimes finds himself at odds with both adults and competing older kids, he finds solace in dreams about departing cargo ships and airplanes—and by running.

Team

Director

Amir NADERI

Amir NADERI is a key figure of the Iranian New Wave. His early films focus on street youth and marginal figures, using spare narratives and vivid visual language to capture survival and youthful longing. Since leaving Iran in the 1990s, he has continued to explore cinematic form across cultures.