The Cyclist (1987)

Original title

بای‌سیکل‌ران

Directed by

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gravely ill Afghan man named Abu Ahmed is desperate for money to pay for his wife's medical treatment. He makes a pact to ride a bicycle in a circle for a week without stopping, an act that draws a crowd of spectators. The film follows his grueling endurance effort as he battles exhaustion.

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What happens

The Cyclist (Persian: بايسيكل‌ران, romanized: Bicycleran) is a 1987 Iranian sports-drama film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, starring Moharram Zaynalzadeh as Abu Ahmed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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