Strangers

Story

Synopsis

Kaveh, a young man from America, walks the roads of southern Iran searching for Dehdari, his recently deceased and estranged father's childhood home. He happens upon Abdul Reza, a thirty-year-old truck driver plagued by financial hardships and family responsibilities, who is fixing his truck by the side of the road. Kaveh hires Abdul as his guide, and together these two strangers embark on a three-day journey that leads them from a tiny village to an ancient graveyard and in search of a murderer. A journey of conflicts and juxtapositions that forces Kaveh deeper into the past, towards peace and forgiveness.

Director

Ramin Bahrani

Writers

Ramin Bahrani

Language

English

Release date

1 February 2000

Ensemble

Cast

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  Ramin Bahrani

  Kaveh Dalaki

• Karim Kashani

  Abdul Reza Borazjani

• Amrollah Solati Dalaki

  Old Man In Dehdari

• Elyas Afzali

  Caretaker

• Iraj Behzadmanesh

  Davan Man

• Mashti Rostam Paymani

  School Gatekeeper

• Reza Farahmand

  Abdul Reza's Father