This film was proposed by our member Shahrzad Fereidouni, who writes: A masterpiece of Iranian cinema. Any film by Abbas Kiarostami would be amazing!'
The first film in Abbas Kiarostami’s sublime, interlacing 'Koker Trilogy' takes a simple premise - a boy searches for the home of his classmate, whose school notebook he has accidentally taken - and transforms it into a miraculous child’s-eye adventure of the everyday. As our young hero zigzags determinedly across two towns, aided (and sometimes misdirected) by those he encounters, his quest becomes both a revealing portrait of rural Iranian society in all its richness and complexity, and a touching parable about the meaning of personal responsibility. Sensitive and profound, Where Is the Friend’s House? is shot through with all the beauty, tension, and wonder a single day can contain.
Please note, the screening on Wednesday 7 May is our free members' screening, while the one on Thursday 15 May is a regular screening, which is open to the general public.
