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(aka "Davandeh" or "The Runner")
Directed by Amir Naderi
Iran 1984
Childhood takes on mythic dimensions in one of the defining works of postrevolutionary Iranian cinema. Inspired by director Amir Naderi’s own boyhood, The Runner is lit from within by Madjid Niroumand’s electrifying performance as a young orphan fending for himself on the streets of a port city, determined to rise above his circumstances—working odd jobs, passing time with friends, learning to read—and running, always running, toward the future. Water, fire, the human body in motion: in hypnotic images of lyrical power, Naderi finds unexpected glory in the world of a boy suspended between modernity and elemental natural forces as he chases his own path forward. *** 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 airplanesand by running. |
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Theatrical Release: October 21st, 1984
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Distribution | Criterion Spine #1211 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:31:27.273 | |
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1. 37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 48,100,063,432 bytesFeature: 27,529,906,176 bytes Video Bitrate: 36.02 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio Persian 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Criterion
1. 37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 48,100,063,432 bytesFeature: 27,529,906,176 bytes Video Bitrate: 36.02 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • New conversation between Naderi and filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (21:24)• Audio interview from 2022 with Naderi and actor Madjid Niroumand, moderated by programmer and Rialto Pictures founder Bruce Goldstein (37:35) • Waiting, a 1974 film by Naderi, featuring an afterword by the director (47:35 / 13:22) • Trailer (1:24) PLUS: An essay by critic Ehsan Khoshbakht
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original Farsi language. The Runner
does not rely much on the audio which is occurring within the context of
the story and able to be heard by the characters (diegetic.) There is no
credited score but we can hear loud planes, offshore ships, trains etc.
Criterion offer optional English
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Typical for many Iranian post-revolution
cinema, Amir Naderi's "The Runner" has a protagonist child who is
viewed through a neo-realistic lens. We know Amiro is orphaned but we
are unaware of his back-story. Immersed in poverty we quickly learn that
he is a resilient survivalist who is thrilled to see the future in
trains, ships and planes that cross his path as he collects empty
bottles floating from waters of the Persian Gulf with other young
urchins of the street. This is one method of simply eking out sustenance
- often watermelon. Nothing personifies his character more than when
innocent Amiro attempts to climb a hill of gravel with his feet sliding
on loose pebbles barely advancing him - yet he persists... and succeeds,
where others would exhaustingly quit. He is not a martyr - he sees a
path and also pursues education because he, heartbreakingly, has "no
one to put him in school". His running represents his drive
for a better life. No matter his circumstance, with mountains to
overcome, he will keep running. There is no 'give up' in our little
Amiro. "The Runner" gives the viewer a life-affirming declaration
on positive assertion and adaptability. There can't be a better message
for kids... or adults. Criterion
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