Bashu, The Little Stranger (1986) باشو غریبه کوچک

Bashu, the Little Stranger (Persian: باشو غریبه کوچک), is a 1986 Iranian drama film directed by Bahram Beizai. The film was produced in 1986, and was released in 1989. This multiethnic film was the first Iranian film to make use of the northern language of Iran, Gilaki, in a serious context rather than comic relief. (Susan Taslimi playing the main character is Gilaki herself). Little Bashu loses his home and family in an raid and instinctively flees to a region far away from the battle fronts. In this alien environment everything seems strange to the boy. Naï, a woman whose husband has gone on a journey, finds Bashu in her farm and gives him Bashu tells her of his past life, Naï accepts him as a son and tries to initiate him into the ways of life in the region. Written and Directed by: Bahram Beyzaï Director of Photography: Firouz Malekzadeh Editing: Bahram Beyzaï