Baduk (1992)

Original title

بدوک

Directed by

Majid Majidi

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in Iran is forced into child slavery, carrying smuggled goods across the border on foot. The film follows his struggle to survive and escape exploitation.

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What happens

Baduk (Persian: بدوک) is a 1992 Iranian film. It was the debut feature of director Majid Majidi. The film deals with child slavery. The Persian term "baduk" refers to people, often children hired against their will, who carry smuggled merchandise from the border on foot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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