Boycott (1985)

Original title

Baycot

Directed by

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man with communist ties is sentenced to death in pre-revolutionary Iran. The film follows his struggle against the authorities.

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What happens

Boycott (Persian: بایکوت, romanized: Baykot) is a 1985 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, set in pre-revolutionary Iran. The film tells the story of a young man named Valeh (Majid Majidi) who is sentenced to death for his communist tendencies. It is widely believed that the film is based on Makhmalbaf's own experiences. Ardalan Shoja Kaveh starred in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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