Where Is The Friend's House?
خانهی دوست کجاست؟
Synopsis
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
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Where Is The Friend's House? Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2021-08-26
Top Cast
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Babek Ahmadpour
Ahmad Ahmadpour
Ahmed Ahmadpour
Mohamed Reza Nematzadeh
Kheda Barech Defai
Teacher
Iran Outari
Mother
Ait Ansari
Father
Sadika Taohidi
Persian Neighbour
Biman Mouafi
Ali, a Neighbour
Ali Djamali
Grandfather's Friend
Aziz Babai
Waiter
Nader Ghoulami
Property Owner
Akbar Mouradi
Old Man from Azerbaidjan
Teba Slimani
Husband
Mohammad Reza Parvaneh
Morteza
Farahanka Brothers
Young Boy
Maria Chdjari
Girl Who Stutters
Hamdallah Askar Poor
Old Man
Kadiret Kaoiyen Poor
Religious Old Man
Hager Faraz Poor
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Release History & Theatrical Window
São Paulo International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
July 26, 2019
Wide Cinema Exhibition
October 25, 2007
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Screenplay & Story
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Original Score
- Amine Allah Hessine
- Original Title
- خانهی دوست کجاست؟
- Country of Origin
- Iran
- Spoken Languages
- Persian
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Studios
- Kanoon, Farabi Cinema
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
Amine Allah Hessine
Farhad Saba
Abbas Kiarostami
Ali Reza Zarrin
Department Leadership Roster
Abbas Kiarostami
Director
Farhad Saba
Director of Photography
Abbas Kiarostami
Editor
Hassan Zahidi
Costume Design
Ali Reza Zarrin
Producer
Amine Allah Hessine
Original Music Composer
Abbas Kiarostami
Screenplay
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Where Is The Friend's House? about?
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
Who directed Where Is The Friend's House??
Where Is The Friend's House? was directed by Abbas Kiarostami.
Who stars in Where Is The Friend's House??
The principal cast of Where Is The Friend's House? includes Babek Ahmadpour, Ahmed Ahmadpour, Kheda Barech Defai, Iran Outari, Ait Ansari.
When was Where Is The Friend's House? released and how long is it?
Where Is The Friend's House? was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for Where Is The Friend's House??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Where Is The Friend's House? was composed by Amine Allah Hessine.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Where Is The Friend's House??
Where Is The Friend's House? holds official age classifications: FR: TP; US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).