Principal cast
Babek Ahmadpour, Ahmed Ahmadpour, Kheda Barech Defai, Iran Outari and Ait Ansari
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Where Is The Friend's House?
About the film
Where Is The Friend's House? at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1987 film at stop 234 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
Key craft credits
Farhad Saba (director of photography), Abbas Kiarostami (editor) and Amine Allah Hessine (original music composer)
- Director
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Release
- 1987-07-01
- Runtime
- 83 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Adventure
- Country
- Iran
- Quiz
- 15 questions
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Babek AhmadpourCharacter: Ahmad Ahmadpour
- Ahmed AhmadpourCharacter: Mohamed Reza Nematzadeh
- Kheda Barech DefaiCharacter: Teacher
- Iran OutariCharacter: Mother
- Ait AnsariCharacter: Father
- Sadika TaohidiCharacter: Persian Neighbour
- Biman MouafiCharacter: Ali, a Neighbour
- Ali DjamaliCharacter: Grandfather's Friend
- Aziz BabaiCharacter: Waiter
- Nader GhoulamiCharacter: Property Owner
- Akbar MouradiCharacter: Old Man from Azerbaidjan
- Teba SlimaniCharacter: Husband
Full crew
Full crew
- Abbas KiarostamiCredits: Director, Editor, Screenplay
- Nasser AnsariCredits: Negative Cutter
- Sohrab SepehriCredits: In Memory Of
- Ali Reza ZarrinCredits: Producer
- Amine Allah HessineCredits: Original Music Composer
- Farhad SabaCredits: Director of Photography
- Hassan ZahidiCredits: Costume Design
- Naser Zera'atiCredits: Production Manager
- Kiumars PourahmadCredits: Assistant Director
- Reza NamiCredits: Set Designer
- Jahangir MirshekariCredits: Sound Recordist
- Behrouz MoavenianCredits: Sound Recordist
- Changiz SayadCredits: Sound Editor
- Asghar ShahverdiCredits: Sound Recordist
- Hassan ZahediCredits: Sound Mixer
- Majid FarzanehCredits: Camera Operator
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