The Bread and Alley (1970)
- Original title
- نان و کوچه
- Directed by
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young boy walks home from the store carrying a loaf of bread. He is stopped by a growling dog that blocks his path and waits.
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What happens
The Bread and Alley (Persian: نان و کوچه, Nān o Kūcheh) is a 1970 Iranian short film directed and written by Abbas Kiarostami. The ten-minute film was the first film directed by Kiarostami. Shot in black and white, the film tells the story of a little boy walking home with a loaf of bread who is confronted by a hungry dog, placing his safety at risk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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